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2008

You step into the shoes of rookie detective Chrys Liszt, investigating a crime wave in a corrupt future city full of mutant insects. Point-and-click puzzles and clue hunting alternate with quick shooting bursts and a good dose of bug-themed humor.

Lots of humour
Strong, story-driven narrative
Sci-fi setting
Distinctive, stylised art style

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The closest matches for Insecticide are Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse, Thimbleweed Park and D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Insecticide special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse

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Lots of humour
Puzzles and brain teasers
Strong, story-driven narrative

An episodic point-and-click comedy starring the chaotic detective duo Sam and Max, where Max's psychic powers like future sight and teleportation drive the puzzles. Absurd humor and a wacky story about eldritch gods and space villains take center stage.

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Thimbleweed Park

Puzzles and brain teasers

A loving throwback to classic LucasArts point-and-click adventures, where you swap between five characters to solve a strange murder in an odd small town. Dark humor, meta jokes and interlocking puzzles are its main appeal.

D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1

Distinctive, stylised art style

A detective who can dive into memories tied to objects tries to uncover the truth behind his wife's murder. It stands out for its quirky humor, bold cel-shaded look, and a mix of investigation, puzzles, and quick-time action scenes.

Technobabylon

Sci-fi setting

A story-driven cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in 2087, where you switch between three characters to uncover a deadly conspiracy in an AI-run city. Classic inventory puzzles and a dense mystery plot are the focus.

Chicken Police

Distinctive, stylised art style

A noir detective story starring anthropomorphic animals: as chicken detectives you crack a dark case full of sharp dialogue, black humor and classic point-and-click puzzles.

Killer7

Distinctive, stylised art style

Killer7 is Suda51's surreal on-rails shooter-adventure: you swap between seven personalities of one assassin, solve puzzles and follow a cryptic political story in an uncompromising cel-shaded style.

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

Distinctive, stylised art style

A garishly stylish murder-mystery visual novel where you investigate killings and expose lies in frantic class trials full of mini-games. Pitch-black humor, shocking twists and a finale that questions the entire series make it unforgettable.

Beneath a Steel Sky

Sci-fi setting

A classic point-and-click adventure set in a dystopian cyberpunk city, where Robert Foster and his robot Joey uncover the secrets of an all-powerful computer system. Dry British humor, comic-style art by Dave Gibbons and clever inventory puzzles define it.

Tales from the Borderlands

Sci-fi setting

Telltale's episodic narrative adventure where Rhys and Fiona trade unreliable accounts of a chaotic Vault hunt on Pandora. It shines through sharp comedy, lovable characters, quick-time action and choices that shape relationships.

Day of the Tentacle Remastered

Puzzles and brain teasers

A cult point-and-click classic where three friends use time travel across three eras to solve wacky puzzles and stop an evil tentacle. The remaster adds hand-drawn HD art and refreshed audio while keeping the zany cartoon humor intact.