Games like Tails Noir
If Tails Noir is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer, Subsurface Circular and The Posthumous Investigation — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its beautiful pixel art, intriguing atmosphere and poignant character development. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Tails Noir is a 2021 neo-noir detective adventure developed by Eggnut and published by Raw Fury. Set in a dystopian Vancouver populated by animal characters, players assume the role of raccoon private eye Howard Lotor in a dialogue-driven narrative that incorporates choice-consequences mechanics and visual-novel elements. The game features point-and-click investigation and interactive fiction storytelling, with tags including detective, conspiracy, and story-rich. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and unsettling, with reviewers highlighting beautiful pixel art and poignant character development. Currently priced at $24.99 USD, Tails Noir runs in a playable state on Steam Deck and offers a medium-length, chill solo experience.
About Tails Noir: Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Players who liked Tails Noir also play
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Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tails Noir.
Top pick for Tails Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tails Noir.
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Subsurface Circular
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tails Noir.
Second-strongest match for Tails Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tails Noir.
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
The Posthumous Investigation
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tails Noir.
Third-strongest match for Tails Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tails Noir.
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tails Noir.
Ranked #5 for Tails Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Tails Noir.
Special Agents Mizuki and Ryuki, along with their AI partners Aiba and Tama, are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.
Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tails Noir.
Ranked #6 for Tails Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Tails Noir.
Discover an untold crime story from the mysterious youth of the famous detective Hercule Poirot.
Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tails Noir.
Ranked #7 for Tails Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tails Noir.
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
The Drifter
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tails Noir.
Ranked #8 for Tails Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tails Noir.
A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tails Noir at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Tails Noir on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tails Noir.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Tails Noir on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tails Noir.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Tails Noir on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tails Noir.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Tails Noir on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tails Noir.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~68% under Tails Noir on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tails Noir.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tails Noir.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Tails Noir.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tails Noir.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tails Noir.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tails Noir.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tails Noir.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tails Noir.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tails Noir.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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More from Eggnut
Other recommendable Steam games by Eggnut, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Tails Noir Preludes
WHY THIS
Shares choice consequences and an atmospheric mood with Tails Noir.
Another title from Eggnut, the studio behind Tails Noir. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tails Noir.
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tails Noir.
Another title from Eggnut, the studio behind Tails Noir. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tails Noir.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Tails Noir: Rebel Rush
WHY THIS
Another title from Eggnut, the studio behind Tails Noir. Shares Indie with Tails Noir.
Rebel Rush is a single-player speedrunning driving platformer where you sacrifice himbos for hideous carkour moves.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tails Noir.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Tails Noir.
Discover an untold crime story from the mysterious youth of the famous detective Hercule Poirot.
Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tails Noir.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tails Noir.
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
The Drifter
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tails Noir.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tails Noir.
A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.
Frequently asked about Tails Noir
- Does Tails Noir run on Steam Deck?
- Tails Noir is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Tails Noir cost?
- Tails Noir is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Tails Noir?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tails Noir are Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer, Subsurface Circular, The Posthumous Investigation.
- Who developed Tails Noir?
- Tails Noir was developed by Eggnut and published by Raw Fury.
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