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Games like Blues and Bullets

2015PCPlayStationXbox62 % positive

A gloomy, episodic noir crime thriller in which you play an aging Eliot Ness investigating crimes in a corrupt city. Its striking black, white and red look and jazzy mood define the experience.

  • Historical setting
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

The closest matches for Blues and Bullets are Pentiment, 1979 Revolution: Black Friday and The Council. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Blues and Bullets special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Pentiment

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2022PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified95 % positive19.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Blues and Bullets: a historical setting, a strong story and a distinctive art style.

A narrative murder-mystery set in 16th-century Bavaria, styled like an illuminated manuscript. Your conversations and choices reshape the fate of a village and its abbey over 25 years.

1979 Revolution: Black Friday

Historical setting

An interactive historical drama set during the 1979 Iranian Revolution, where you play young photojournalist Reza, moving through Tehran's streets and shaping events and relationships through dialogue and quick decisions.

The Council

Historical setting

An episodic narrative adventure set at a secretive 1793 estate, where dialogue duels, intrigue and a skill system shape how the conspiracy and murder mystery unfold. Choices carry lasting consequences and conversations play out like tense battles of wits.

The Last Express

Historical setting

A real-time adventure aboard the Orient Express on the eve of World War I: you unravel a murder, eavesdrop on dozens of voiced passengers, and must choose carefully where and when to be. Its Art Nouveau rotoscoped look is unmistakable.

A Case of Distrust

Historical setting

A noir detective adventure set in 1920s San Francisco where you play a private investigator who catches suspects in lies using evidence and statements. Its bold black, white and red art style and themes of prejudice and self-doubt set it apart.

We. The Revolution

Historical setting

You play a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal in Paris during the French Revolution, weighing evidence, balancing factions and trying to avoid the guillotine yourself. Interrogations, clues and morally heavy verdicts drive a tense, comic-styled courtroom drama.

This Bed We Made

Historical setting

As a 1950s hotel maid you sneak through guests' rooms to piece together dark secrets and a murder. Light stealth, meaningful choices and a rich noir mood drive this narrative-focused detective adventure.

Kara no Shoujo

Historical setting

A dark detective visual novel set in 1956 Japan, where investigator Reiji probes gruesome murders tied to an all-girls academy and his wife's death. It is a disturbing, mature, strongly narrative-driven mystery.

The Lion's Song

Historical setting

Four interlinked point-and-click episodes set in early 20th-century Austria, each following a creative mind wrestling with inspiration, self-doubt and human relationships. Your choices shape how the story unfolds.

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