Games like Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
by DigiTales Interactive
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
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Both: Detective · Noir · Cyberpunk
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Both: Detective · Pixel Graphics · Dialogue Heavy
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Both: Multiple Endings · Detective · Sci-fi
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Both: Interactive Fiction · Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
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Both: Pixel Graphics · Choices Matter · Detective
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Both: Pixel Graphics · Multiple Endings · Detective
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Both: Dialogue Heavy · Sci-fi · Choices Matter
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Both: Noir · Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
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Both: Pixel Graphics · Multiple Endings · Interactive Fiction
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Both: Detective · Multiple Endings · Noir
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Both: Multiple Endings · Choices Matter · Dialogue Heavy
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Both: Detective · Noir · Crime
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Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings · Pixel Graphics
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Both: Detective · Choices Matter · Dialogue Heavy
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Visual NovelInvestigationDetectiveChoices MatterText-BasedDialogue HeavyMysteryRobotsSci-fiStory Rich👍 1,495
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Both: Dialogue Heavy · Choices Matter · Interactive Fiction
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Dialogue HeavyAdventureChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureArtificial IntelligenceInteractive FictionExplorationAtmosphericStory RichSci-fi
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Both: Choices Matter · Detective · Noir
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Both: Multiple Endings · Interactive Fiction
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Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings · Interactive Fiction
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Both: Detective · Noir · Multiple Endings
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Both: Interactive Fiction · Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
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Both: Choices Matter · Interactive Fiction
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Both: Detective · Noir · Cyberpunk
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AdventureFMVDetectiveNoirPoint & ClickClassicCyberpunkMultiple EndingsSci-fiComedy
$14.99Beat Cop
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Both: Pixel Graphics · Crime · Detective
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Pixel GraphicsIndieRetroAdventureSimulation1980sCrimeSingleplayerDetectiveComedy👍 4,843
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Both: Interactive Fiction · Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
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Choose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelInteractive FictionDating Sim2DCuteRomanceChoices MatterMultiple EndingsStory Rich👍 185
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Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
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Both: Choices Matter · Interactive Fiction · Multiple Endings
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AdventureStory RichChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureStrategyIndieInteractive FictionMultiple EndingsReplay ValueSteampunk👍 1,175
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Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings · Sci-fi
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SimulationRPGExplorationVisual NovelAdventurePolitical SimSpaceChoices MatterMultiple EndingsSci-fi👍 462
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Both: Pixel Graphics · Multiple Endings
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AdventureIndiePixel GraphicsMultiple EndingsComedy2DPlatformerSingleplayerDark HumorExploration👍 8,452
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Both: Interactive Fiction · Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
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Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
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Both: Detective · Interactive Fiction · Multiple Endings
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DetectiveInteractive FictionCRPGVisual NovelStylizedChoose Your Own AdventureDungeon CrawlerWord GamePuzzleMultiple Endings
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Both: Choices Matter · Dialogue Heavy · Detective
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