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2019PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified83 % positive−85 % ~~19.99 €~~ 2.99 €

A noir detective adventure starring cat private eye John Blacksad, who is pulled into a murder case around a boxing club. It focuses on investigation, dialogue and choices in a comic-inspired world of anthropomorphic animals.

Choices with consequences
Strong, story-driven narrative
Dark, serious atmosphere
Distinctive, stylised art style

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The closest matches for Blacksad: Under the Skin are Road 96, AI: The Somnium Files and Life Is Strange. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Blacksad: Under the Skin special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Road 96

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2021PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified91 % positive−75 % ~~19.96 €~~ 4.99 €

A narrative road-trip adventure set in an authoritarian, fictional version of America, where you play different teens trying to flee across the border. Your choices shape the story and the fate of its characters, backed by a strong 90s-style soundtrack.

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AI: The Somnium Files

Choices with consequences

A visual novel mystery by Kotaro Uchikoshi where you play detective Kaname Date hunting a serial killer by diving into suspects' dreams (Somnium). Branching story paths, quirky humor and sharp twists drive a gripping narrative.

Life Is Strange

Choices with consequences

As photography student Max, you discover you can rewind time and dig into a disappearance in a sleepy coastal town, with your choices shaping friendships and fates. It's a heartfelt coming-of-age drama with an unforgettable indie soundtrack.

Pentiment

Distinctive, stylised 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.

The Shapeshifting Detective

Choices with consequences

A live-action noir murder mystery where you play a shapeshifting detective, taking on other characters' forms to uncover secrets, steer interrogations and solve the case.

The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales

Accessible and relaxed

As writer Etienne Quist, you dive into books to steal legendary artifacts like Excalibur or Thor's Hammer. It is a narrative adventure built on puzzles, dialogue and choices, blending literature with myth.

The 25th Ward: The Silver Case

Choices with consequences

You step into the shoes of an investigator in a labyrinthine Tokyo ward and untangle cases through text, interrogations and careful detective work. The story is dense, strange and stylishly staged, and your decisions shape where it leads and how it ends.

Alfred Hitchcock: Vertigo

Accessible and relaxed

A psychological thriller loosely inspired by Hitchcock's classic, where you play through three perspectives and several timelines, solving puzzles and separating reality from deceptive memory.

Lamplight City

Choices with consequences

A point-and-click detective adventure set in an alternate steampunk-tinged 19th-century city, where investigator Miles Fordham solves cases and hunts his partner's killer. Wrong accusations have real consequences, since cases carry on even when you reach incorrect conclusions.

The Wreck

Accessible and relaxed

A mature, narrative-driven 3D adventure about grief, motherhood and sisterhood, following Junon through the most pivotal day of her life. Flashbacks and dialogue choices shape her story, with the storytelling clearly taking priority over gameplay.