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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Demo Discolored
First-person puzzle adventure about restoring color to a roadside diner
79% positive
566 reviews
子归 - Blossom
A detective visual novel centered on a village's unexplained drownings
88% positive
566 reviews
Blackwell Convergence
Point-and-click adventure connecting city mysteries with a family's supernatural past
96% positive
565 reviews
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet
A hidden-object murder mystery set in London with Holmes and Watson
40% positive
561 reviews
Demo Betrayal At Club Low
Point-and-click RPG about infiltrating a nightclub through dice-driven encounters
97% positive
561 reviews
Hotel Sowls
A point-and-click hotel mystery with choices that lead to different endings
96% positive
558 reviews
Agarta
Interactive thriller where a serial killer's decisions cannot be undone
72% positive
558 reviews
H.I.A: Horror Investigation Agency
Co-op horror investigation with evidence to find and monsters to evade
50% positive
Free
Demo Wax Heads
A record-store puzzle adventure about matching music to customer requests
96% positive
555 reviews
Police Chief Simulator: Prologue - Early Days
First-person police management sim focused on casework and station expansion
84% positive
Free
Nodes Escape
Text-based escape-room puzzles about finding clues and unlocking doors
85% positive
554 reviews
恒水中学连环虐杀 / The untold story of hengshui school
Detective visual novel where wrong answers lower your test score
84% positive
548 reviews
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case
Surreal detective visual novel told through three perspectives
92% positive
545 reviews
Polda 7
Point-and-click detective comedy with a partner and an alien mystery
93% positive
543 reviews
Hacker Simulator: Free Trial
First-person hacking simulation about taking contracts and hiding your activity
78% positive
Free
Black Mirror
Gothic horror adventure investigating a possible curse in a Scottish castle
47% positive
539 reviews
The Red Stare
A VR detective game about spotting spies among your neighbors
86% positive
Free
Demo Gordian Rooms 1: A curious heritage
Point-and-click puzzle adventure about an uncle’s mysterious inheritance
86% positive
537 reviews
Escape Memoirs: Mansion Heist
Reverse escape-room puzzles as a thief breaking into a mansion
86% positive
536 reviews
Broken Sword 4 - the Angel of Death (2006)
Third-person mystery adventure with puzzles and an ancient artifact
42% positive
534 reviews
Demo Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
A sci-fi detective adventure where mistaken conclusions change the story
88% positive
533 reviews
Demo DAEMON MASQUERADE
Supernatural detective game about uncovering rivals' identities and hidden powers
96% positive
533 reviews
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
Episodic point-and-click adventure about detectives solving bizarre cases
99% positive
529 reviews
Clue/Cluedo
Digital murder mystery board game with several deduction modes
89% positive
526 reviews