Best Detective games on PC
Detective games center on investigating crimes, disappearances, or other mysteries by finding clues, questioning characters, and drawing conclusions from evidence.
- Clue gathering and investigation
- Mysteries solved through deduction
- Story-focused cases and suspects
Related: Mystery, Story Rich, Puzzle, Crime
1,180 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Syberia - Remastered
A puzzle adventure following an inventor's trail across Eastern Europe
70% positive
759 reviews
Parallel Experiment
Two-player puzzle adventure where each detective holds different clues
84% positive
748 reviews
The Test: Secrets of the Soul 2
A short psychological quiz about your choices and inner thoughts
98% positive
Free
Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
Cinematic mystery adventure about a writer and his unreliable memories
84% positive
737 reviews
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FMV detective game about finding contradictions in testimony and evidence
79% positive
735 reviews
The Testing Chamber
Psychological simulation with personal questions, branching choices, and horror elements
97% positive
728 reviews
9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek
Hidden-object detective adventure through a coastal town overrun by snakes
90% positive
725 reviews
Banter Schooldays!!三〇一室无一人
A legal drama visual novel with six voiced main characters
89% positive
722 reviews
Demo Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis
First-person detective adventure solving a burglar's riddles across London
72% positive
718 reviews
Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
Live-action mystery adventure about finding which relative poisoned your uncle
71% positive
718 reviews
Cyphers Game
Historical puzzle adventure about codebreaking during the Polish-Bolshevik War
81% positive
Free
Demo Best Served Cold
Speakeasy detective visual novel about serving drinks and solving mysteries
87% positive
711 reviews
Irony Of Nightmare
Christmas horror built around house exploration, puzzles, and a pursuer
88% positive
703 reviews
Demo The Darkest Files
Historical detective game about prosecuting Nazi-era crimes in postwar Germany
96% positive
699 reviews
Soulslayer~灭魂·误佳期~
Murder mystery visual novel with three chances to prevent your death
95% positive
697 reviews
[Chilla's Art] The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車
First-person psychological horror aboard a train, presented with VHS-style visuals
77% positive
695 reviews
Silver Creek Falls: Chapter 1
A 2D detective adventure investigating disappearances in a small town
86% positive
Free
Demo KILLER INN
Third-person social deduction shooter with hidden killers and no voting
44% positive
693 reviews
Demo The Dark Rites of Arkham
A point-and-click detective mystery about ritual murder in Arkham
97% positive
688 reviews
The Wolf Among Us Remastered
Choice-driven detective adventure about murders in a hidden fairy-tale community
91% positive
685 reviews
Demo True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3
Point-and-click horror mystery with hidden objects and family secrets
93% positive
684 reviews
Demo Long Knives
Text-based detective adventure set during the collapse of a dynasty
99% positive
Free
The Black Watchmen
An alternate reality puzzle adventure built around real-world web research
88% positive
679 reviews
The Crimson Diamond
Text-parser mystery adventure about a geologist investigating a diamond discovery
97% positive
678 reviews