Best Noir Games on Steam

Steam currently has 1,173 Noir games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Noir game rankings were last updated on 7/2/2025.

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1. Katana ZERO

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

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Katana ZERO holds the #1 spot for "best Noir game on Steam" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 71,837 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 70,424 positive reviews and 1,413 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $8.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $8.99
Release Date 4/18/2019
Developer Askiisoft
Publisher Devolver Digital
Steam App Id 460950

2. The Wolf Among Us

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.

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The Wolf Among Us has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Noir games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 36,034 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 35,258 positive reviews and 776 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play The Wolf Among Us on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 10/11/2013
Franchise Telltale Games
Developer Telltale
Publisher Telltale
Steam App Id 250320

3. Word Game: Episode 0

Word game is literally a game of words. Player controls "I" to find clues between lines, delete words to change the meaning of sentences, or shift words to rewrite facts. “I” must be wise and brave enough complete the mission of words. May the best "I” win!

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Word Game: Episode 0 has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Noir games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,540 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,484 positive reviews and 56 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Word Game: Episode 0 on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 1/14/2021
Developer Team9
Publisher Team9
Steam App Id 1507970

4. Gunpoint

Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data.

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Gunpoint has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Noir games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 13,131 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 12,808 positive reviews and 323 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Gunpoint on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 6/3/2013
Franchise Suspicious Developments
Developer Suspicious Developments
Publisher Suspicious Developments
Steam App Id 206190

5. Return of the Obra Dinn

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

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Return of the Obra Dinn has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Noir games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 29,453 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 28,520 positive reviews and 933 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 10/18/2018
Developer Lucas Pope
Publisher 3909
Steam App Id 653530

6. The Looker

You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

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The Looker has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Noir games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 14,699 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 14,284 positive reviews and 415 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play The Looker on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 6/17/2022
Developer Subcreation Studio
Publisher Subcreation Studio
Steam App Id 1985690

7. Fallen Aces

The A.C.E.S, watchful guardians of Switchblade City, are being taken down, one by one. Now it's up to one man, with two fists, to get to the bottom of it all. Fallen Aces is a crime noir FPS that plays right out of the '90s and looks like it's right outta the comics.

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Fallen Aces has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Noir games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,889 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,772 positive reviews and 117 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 6/14/2024
Franchise New Blood Interactive
Developers
Publisher New Blood Interactive
Steam App Id 1411910

8. I Am Your Beast

Hunt the military-industrial complex across stylish comic book micro-sandboxes in this fast-paced covert revenge thriller FPS from the developers of El Paso, Elsewhere.

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I Am Your Beast has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Noir games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,029 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,962 positive reviews and 67 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 9/10/2024
Franchise Strange Scaffold
Developer Strange Scaffold
Publishers
Steam App Id 1876590

9. Class of '09: The Re-Up

The REJECTION SIM returns! Explore a slice of chaotic life in late 2000's American high school as you assume the role of Nicole once again. A 100% fully voiced VN presenting as the most culturally accurate period piece in the history of gaming.

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Class of '09: The Re-Up has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Noir games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,145 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,046 positive reviews and 99 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $5.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Class of '09: The Re-Up on the Steam Deck.

Steam Price $5.99
Release Date 6/1/2023
Developer SBN3
Publishers
Steam App Id 2318310

10. Angel at Dusk

Overwhelmingly bizarre beauty. Shoot, dodge, and destroy! A shmup where an apocalyptic world awakens to primal desires!

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Angel at Dusk has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Noir games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,458 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,444 positive reviews and 14 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Angel at Dusk on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 1/12/2024
Franchise Henteko Doujin
Developer Akiragoya
Publishers
Steam App Id 1405500

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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 15). The Looker on Steam. Steam Store.
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 16). I Am Your Beast on Steam. Steam Store.
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 10). Angel at Dusk on Steam. Steam Store.

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