Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Tails Noir (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Tails Noir on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: The Operator, which both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric.
- Tails Noir is tagged Detective, Pixel Graphics, Visual Novel, Conversation, Adventure, Story Rich, Interactive Fiction, Point & Click by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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The Operator
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Detective, Investigation and Conspiracy; released around the same time (2024).
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
The Operator at a glance Released 2024 Studio Bureau 81 Player sentiment 92% positive of 8,837 Price $13.99 DetectiveInvestigationConspiracyMysteryPoint & ClickNarrativeStory RichInteractive Fiction
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The Wolf Among Us
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including Detective, Story Rich and Point & Click.
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.
The Wolf Among Us at a glance Released 2013 Studio LCG Entertainment, Inc. Player sentiment 98% positive of 40,158 Price $14.99 DetectiveStory RichPoint & ClickNoirVisual NovelMysteryCinematicCasual
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The Test
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Pixel Graphics and Visual Novel; released around the same time (2020).
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test at a glance Released 2020 Studio Randumb Studios Player sentiment 97% positive of 20,122 Price $1.19 Story RichPixel GraphicsVisual NovelMysteryInvestigationDetectiveCasual
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Sally Face - Episode One
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Mystery and Point & Click.
An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.
Sally Face - Episode One at a glance Released 2016 Studio Portable Moose Player sentiment 97% positive of 29,068 Price $2.99 Story RichMysteryPoint & ClickNarrativeSupernaturalInteractive FictionCasual
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Puzzle Agent
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Point & Click, Casual and Detective.
Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!
Puzzle Agent at a glance Released 2010 Studio Telltale Player sentiment 89% positive of 2,838 Price $4.99 Point & ClickCasualDetectiveMysteryStory RichConspiracyInteractive Fiction
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Kathy Rain
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Point & Click, Pixel Graphics and Mystery; published by the same company.
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.
Kathy Rain at a glance Released 2016 Studio Clifftop Games Player sentiment 92% positive of 4,003 Price $9.99 Point & ClickPixel GraphicsMysteryDetectiveStory RichNoirSupernatural
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Her Story
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including Investigation, Interactive Fiction and Detective.
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
Her Story at a glance Released 2015 Studio Sam Barlow Player sentiment 89% positive of 10,394 Price $9.99 InvestigationInteractive FictionDetectiveVisual NovelPoint & ClickConversationStory RichCasual
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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Detective, Mystery and Story Rich.
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter at a glance Released 2016 Studio Frogwares Player sentiment 80% positive of 14,479 Price $2.99 DetectiveMysteryStory RichInvestigationPoint & ClickCasual
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Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Dystopian , Story Rich and Detective.
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You at a glance Released 2016 Studio Osmotic Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 15,565 Price $9.99 Dystopian Story RichDetectiveInteractive FictionVisual NovelMysteryPoint & Click
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Syberia
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Point & Click, Casual and Story Rich.
Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.
Syberia at a glance Released 2002 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 88% positive of 6,824 Price $12.99 Point & ClickCasualStory RichMystery2.5D
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We Were Here Forever
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Mystery, Detective and Story Rich; released around the same time (2022).
You both awaken imprisoned inside the sinister Castle Rock - were you betrayed, or simply not that clever? Find out in the greatest co-op puzzle adventure in the We Were Here Series! Do you and your partner have what it takes to face the dark forces of this realm or will you be trapped… forever?
We Were Here Forever at a glance Released 2022 Studio Total Mayhem Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 18,807 Price $17.99 MysteryDetectiveStory RichCasual
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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Mystery, Story Rich and Detective.
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective at a glance Released 2010 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 97% positive of 8,549 Price $29.99 MysteryStory RichDetectiveVisual NovelPoint & ClickSupernatural
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We Were Here Together
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Story Rich, Investigation and Mystery; released around the same time (2019).
As we explore these frozen wastes, misfortune strikes once again. Through the fierce blizzard, a flare lights the sky, followed by a cry for help over the radio - broken, dying... No one else can come to their rescue. Can we make it back - together?
We Were Here Together at a glance Released 2019 Studio Total Mayhem Games Player sentiment 82% positive of 17,696 Price $4.93 Story RichInvestigationMysteryCasual
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Heavy Rain
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Cinematic and Detective.
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
Heavy Rain at a glance Released 2010 Studio Quantic Dream Player sentiment 86% positive of 30,991 Price $19.99 Story RichCinematicDetectiveInteractive FictionInvestigationMystery
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L.A. Noire
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Detective, Noir and Story Rich.
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
L.A. Noire at a glance Released 2011 Studio Team Bondi Player sentiment 86% positive of 36,822 Price $19.99 DetectiveNoirStory RichMysteryInvestigationCinematic
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Murdered: Soul Suspect
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Detective, Mystery and Supernatural.
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
Murdered: Soul Suspect at a glance Released 2014 Studio Airtight Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 17,391 Price $19.99 DetectiveMysterySupernaturalStory RichNoirPoint & Click
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Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Visual Novel, Story Rich and Interactive Fiction; released around the same time (2021).
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! at a glance Released 2021 Studio Team Salvato Player sentiment 97% positive of 32,198 Price $14.99 Visual NovelStory RichInteractive FictionConversationCasual
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Unheard - Voices of Crime
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Detective, Mystery and Story Rich; released around the same time (2019).
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Unheard - Voices of Crime at a glance Released 2019 Studio NEXT Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 33,900 Price $6.99 DetectiveMysteryStory RichInvestigationPoint & Click
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Night in the Woods
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Narrative and Mystery; released around the same time (2017).
NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.
Night in the Woods at a glance Released 2017 Studio Infinite Fall Player sentiment 95% positive of 20,228 Price $19.99 Story RichNarrativeMysteryVisual NovelConversation
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Escape Simulator
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Mystery, Casual and Story Rich; released around the same time (2021).
First-person puzzler you can play solo or in an online co-op. Explore a set of highly interactive escape rooms. Move furniture, pick up and examine everything, smash pots and break locks! Play thousands of community-made rooms through the level editor.
Escape Simulator at a glance Released 2021 Studio Pine Studio Player sentiment 94% positive of 19,336 Price $19.99 MysteryCasualStory RichInvestigationPoint & Click
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The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction and Story Rich; released around the same time (2024).
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty at a glance Released 2024 Studio 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame) Player sentiment 94% positive of 59,944 Price $9.99 Visual NovelInteractive FictionStory RichMysteryCasual
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Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Detective and Point & Click; released around the same time (2019).
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.
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut at a glance Released 2019 Studio ZA/UM Player sentiment 93% positive of 130,598 Price $39.99 Story RichDetectivePoint & ClickNoirVisual Novel
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Life Is Strange: True Colors
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Mystery and Cinematic; released around the same time (2021).
Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.
Life Is Strange: True Colors at a glance Released 2021 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 89% positive of 16,851 Price $59.99 Story RichMysteryCinematicNarrativeSupernatural
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The Room
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Mystery, Point & Click and Casual.
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
The Room at a glance Released 2014 Studio Fireproof Games Player sentiment 98% positive of 31,750 Price $4.99 MysteryPoint & ClickCasualStory Rich
Common questions
What game is most like Tails Noir?
The Operator, on the evidence we have. It both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Tails Noir" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Tails Noir. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.