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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.

Related: Mystery, Story Rich, Puzzle, Crime

1,180 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

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The Roottrees are Dead
The Roottrees are Dead
Detective puzzle game about reconstructing a wealthy family's bloodline
96% positive 10K reviews
The Case of the Golden Idol Demo
The Case of the Golden Idol
Point-and-click detective puzzles trace connected deaths and a mysterious idol
98% positive 10K reviews
Judgment
Judgment
Third-person detective action with street fights and murder investigations
93% positive 10K reviews
This Is the Police
This Is the Police
Police management strategy game about dispatching officers amid city corruption
83% positive 9,796 reviews
Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series
Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series
Episodic superhero adventure where Bruce Wayne's decisions shape relationships
92% positive 9,677 reviews
Pentiment
Pentiment
Historical adventure investigating murders across decades in a Bavarian town
95% positive 9,596 reviews
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You Demo
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Dystopian investigation game about deciding what security forces learn
90% positive 9,426 reviews
AI: The Somnium Files
AI: The Somnium Files
Detective visual novel about investigating crime scenes and dreams
91% positive 9,369 reviews
Buy a Croquette!
Buy a Croquette!
Pixel-art mystery adventure about collecting coins for a croquette
99% positive Free
Alan Wake's American Nightmare
Alan Wake's American Nightmare
Third-person action thriller with light-based combat and arcade survival
74% positive 9,055 reviews
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
First-person mystery adventure examining deaths to find a missing boy
88% positive 8,976 reviews
Back to the Dawn
Back to the Dawn
Pixel-art prison escape RPG with branching routes and a deadline
92% positive 8,912 reviews
Her Story
Her Story
Crime mystery built from searchable, out-of-order police interview clips
89% positive 8,697 reviews
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
Chapter-based third-person shooter with puzzles and visual novel storytelling
82% positive 8,458 reviews
Cube Escape Collection
Cube Escape Collection
Point-and-click puzzle anthology with nine connected, macabre mysteries
98% positive 8,212 reviews
The Precinct Demo
The Precinct
Open-world police action sandbox with patrols and high-speed pursuits
87% positive 8,201 reviews
Lost Judgment
Lost Judgment
Detective action RPG mixing investigations with martial arts brawls
93% positive 7,943 reviews
Deceive Inc.
Deceive Inc.
First-person spy shooter where disguised rivals race for the vault
81% positive 7,877 reviews
第七号列车 - Train No. 7
第七号列车 - Train No. 7
A visual novel mystery told through questions on a train
98% positive Free
Operation: Tango
Operation: Tango
Online co-op spy puzzles split between agent and hacker
86% positive 7,628 reviews
Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1.5
Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1.5
Open-world stealth horror with puzzles and a stalking creature
86% positive Free
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Detective adventure about solving cases and choosing suspects' fates
89% positive 7,560 reviews
Breakout 13
Breakout 13
Live-action adventure with branching choices in a teen correctional center
87% positive 7,500 reviews
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
Story-driven visual novel pairing deadly choices with escape-room puzzles
93% positive 7,431 reviews