Games like The Chronicle

Chasing that mysterious and story-driven feeling you got from The Chronicle? You will find a few strong contenders among these games.

1. Trouble Hunter Chronicles: The Stolen Creed

   

   Explore mid 20th century Europe as an ex-OSS operative using quick wits, problem solving abilities and gritty charm to duck and weave his way between cultists, crazy Frenchmen and dangerous killers! Based on point & click classics, Trouble Hunter Chronicles revitalizes the genre for the modern era.

   Mysterious, Story-driven, Atmospheric

   100%100% of 9 Steam reviews are positive$19.99

2. DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate - Dual Edition

   

   Solve an impossible murder case in the far-flung future in this VR & Non-VR investigation action adventure! Multi-awarded title DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate - Dual Edition contains all three episodes from the acclaimed trilogy.

   Mysterious, Story-driven, Atmospheric

   83%83% of 53 Steam reviews are positive$34.99

3. Crime O'Clock

   

   Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!

   Mysterious, Story-driven, Funny

   67%67% of 408 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$19.99

4. Mystery of the Malign

   

   Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.

   Mysterious, Story-driven, Atmospheric

   94%94% of 77 Steam reviews are positive$13.99

5. Lost Wiki: Kozlovka

   

   A journalist in 1990s Eastern Europe gets an anonymous email: dig through a wiki-like database about the town of Kozlovka and report back. Fill in the gaps in your reports, follow links from article to article, and piece together what is wrong with this place. A short, atmospheric mystery that trusts you to connect the dots yourself.

   Mysterious, Story-driven, Atmospheric

   96%96% of 1,795 Steam reviews are positive7Players online now: 7$4.99

6. Chronautical

   

   In this narrative-driven sci-fi mystery, investigate across space and time to uncover clues and unravel the secrets of a star system that has disappeared, and the man trying to find it.

   Mysterious, Story-driven, Atmospheric

   100%100% of 1 Steam reviews are positive$4.99

7. Ghost Files 2: Memory of a Crime

   

   The life of a private detective is tough and no one knows it better than Arthur Christie - an ex-cop, effective and tough as a nail. This time he will face an investigation in which not only truth is at stake, but also his life.

   Mysterious, Story-driven, Atmospheric

   82%82% of 139 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

8. Cantaloupe Chronicle

   

   Today marks the beginning of your internship at the Cantaloupe Chronicle! Step into the shoes of a young reporter in a classic Point & Click Adventure as you uncover the mysteries of the small town. Write compelling articles, snap intriguing photos, and talk to the quirky townsfolk.

   Mysterious, Story-driven, Atmospheric

   80%80% of 10 Steam reviews are positive$4.99

9. Noir Chronicles: City of Crime

   

   Step into the shoes of Alfred Fox, a private eye with a knack for getting into trouble, and confront the danger looming over your old flame, Barbara Le Purr. Using your own intuition and wide investigation techniques you will follow the intrigue and face many, sometimes deadly, consequences.

   Mysterious, Story-driven, Atmospheric

   62%62% of 122 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

10. TR-49

    

    A voice crackles through a hidden WWII computer and asks one thing: find a stolen book. Its archive holds fifty years of obscure texts, fed in by two engineers trying to crack the code of reality. Search, deduce, connect, and get to the book before it rewrites the world. Narrative deduction with a full audio drama.

    Mysterious, Story-driven, Atmospheric

    94%94% of 1,239 Steam reviews are positive4Players online now: 4$6.99

11. Chinatown Detective Agency

    

    Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.

    Mysterious, Story-driven, Atmospheric

    71%71% of 121 Steam reviews are positive2Players online now: 2$24.99

12. Chronique des Silencieux

    

    Set in 1970s southern France, you play a rookie private eye tasked to dig out the secrets of a stubborn old man. Think on your feet while you follow your leads : ask questions to witnesses, detect their lies, hypothesize why and finally confront the silent ones running from their past.

    Mysterious, Story-driven, Atmospheric

    63%63% of 27 Steam reviews are positive$7.99

Hidden gems like The Chronicle

Lost Wiki: Kozlovka

You play a 1990s journalist digging through a wiki-like database to uncover what is wrong with a small Eastern European town.

96%96% of 1,795 Steam reviews are positive7Players online now: 7$4.99

[Redacted] The Safehouse

You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend.

99%99% of 140 Steam reviews are positive$3.99

Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit

Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure!

97%97% of 607 Steam reviews are positive$24.99

TR-49

Search a secret WWII archive, connect the clues and deduce your way to a stolen book before it rewrites reality.

94%94% of 1,239 Steam reviews are positive4Players online now: 4$6.99

Funeral for the Sun

Search the ruins of a vanished town, revisit its past and untangle who its people were.

99%99% of 207 Steam reviews are positive221Players online now: 221$17.99

The Red Pearls Of Borneo

A colonial noir mystery in 1941 Borneo. As a clairvoyant investigator in 1948 London, you step into the psychic echoes of one fatal night on a…

95%95% of 4,919 Steam reviews are positive97Players online now: 97Free

Utter a Name

Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.

89%89% of 235 Steam reviews are positive$6.99

Nobody Wants to Die

Investigate futuristic crime scenes as a noir detective, rewind time to reconstruct the killings and follow the story to one of several endings.

82%82% of 6,042 Steam reviews are positive26Players online now: 26$24.99

Meridian 157: Chapter 2

Trapped deep underground on a lost and forgotten island, David’s priority shifts from finding answers about the mystery surrounding him, to…

95%95% of 258 Steam reviews are positive$4.99

Meridian 157: Chapter 1

While searching for the anomaly, you find yourself trapped inside a facility on a remote sub-Arctic island. What is this place? Who built it?

92%92% of 380 Steam reviews are positive$3.99

Wanderer

Built from the ground up for VR, Wanderer has a unique blend of escape room style puzzles, tactile hands on interactions and action arcade sequences…

83%83% of 831 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$39.99

3D Escape Room: Detective Story

3D Escape Room: Detective Story is an immersive 3D puzzle game that takes you to 1930s London.

68%68% of 120 Steam reviews are positive$7.99

Newest games like The Chronicle

Funeral for the Sun

Search the ruins of a vanished town, revisit its past and untangle who its people were.

99%99% of 207 Steam reviews are positive221Players online now: 221$17.99

The Incident at Galley House

Decades later, a strange machine lets you listen to echoes of the past.

93%93% of 4,961 Steam reviews are positive157Players online now: 157$19.99

[Redacted] The Safehouse

You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend.

99%99% of 140 Steam reviews are positive$3.99

The Red Pearls Of Borneo

A colonial noir mystery in 1941 Borneo. As a clairvoyant investigator in 1948 London, you step into the psychic echoes of one fatal night on a…

95%95% of 4,919 Steam reviews are positive97Players online now: 97Free

Lost Wiki: Kozlovka

You play a 1990s journalist digging through a wiki-like database to uncover what is wrong with a small Eastern European town.

96%96% of 1,795 Steam reviews are positive7Players online now: 7$4.99

TR-49

Search a secret WWII archive, connect the clues and deduce your way to a stolen book before it rewrites reality.

94%94% of 1,239 Steam reviews are positive4Players online now: 4$6.99

Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit

Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure!

97%97% of 607 Steam reviews are positive$24.99

Mystery of the Malign

Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.

94%94% of 77 Steam reviews are positive$13.99

The Darkest Dusk

Classic Point-and-Click Adventure Game to experience the feeling from the 80's and 90's | Tech-Noir | Pixel Art and Retro Style | Interactive visual…

96%96% of 25 Steam reviews are positiveFree

Cantaloupe Chronicle

Today marks the beginning of your internship at the Cantaloupe Chronicle!

80%80% of 10 Steam reviews are positive$4.99

3D Escape Room: Detective Story

3D Escape Room: Detective Story is an immersive 3D puzzle game that takes you to 1930s London.

68%68% of 120 Steam reviews are positive$7.99

The Void Chronicles Chronis

Every decision matters. It’s a race against the clock in a story where paranoia, creativity, and courage are your only allies.

100%100% of 4 Steam reviews are positiveFree