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 Mr. Maze
First-person fantasy adventure through mazes to rescue your daughter
83% positive
58 reviews
The Phantom Fellows
Point-and-click comedy about a paranormal investigator and his ghost partner
83% positive
58 reviews
Psychiatric Hospital
First-person horror exploration built around keys, locked doors, and riddles
55% positive
58 reviews
Experimentation
Psychological horror visual novel connecting five seemingly unrelated supernatural stories
78% positive
58 reviews
Detective Sherlock Pug - Hidden Object. Relaxing games
Hidden-object searches and placement puzzles in a cartoon detective story
61% positive
57 reviews
No men in this house
A detective visual novel mixing murder mystery with dark humor
86% positive
Free
Plane Accident: Prologue
First-person investigation simulator about piecing together a plane crash
72% positive
Free
True Reporter. Mystery of Mistwood
Hidden-object detective adventure with puzzles and choices during conversations
44% positive
Free
Demo Gumshoe Detective Agency: The First Case
A point-and-click detective mystery set inside a nineties computer
72% positive
57 reviews
Acolyte
Detective adventure with typed AI conversations and clues beyond the game
75% positive
56 reviews
Mark & Lara: Partners In Justice
A two-player detective adventure about catching contradictions in witness statements
86% positive
56 reviews
Traumada
First-person puzzle horror set in a nightmare childhood home
93% positive
56 reviews
Knotwords
Minimalist word puzzles blending crossword layouts with logical deduction
91% positive
56 reviews
Deep Dark Dungeon of Anglaus
First-person dungeon horror with puzzles and a sword for defense
82% positive
56 reviews
I Know This Place..? (chapter II)
First-person mystery adventure with a story shaped by player votes
91% positive
56 reviews
Detective Worden
Wordle-style word puzzles tied to clues in a noir investigation
86% positive
56 reviews
In Her Eyes
A deckbuilding visual novel with rhythm-based battles and an assassination deadline
78% positive
55 reviews
Escape2088
First-person point-and-click escape rooms with hidden clues and logic puzzles
42% positive
55 reviews
Demo DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate - Dual Edition
First-person detective adventure about solving murder by changing the past
84% positive
55 reviews
Locked In Mind
First-person escape room puzzles with no time limit
64% positive
55 reviews
Detective Penguin
Physics-based detective adventure where a penguin questions suspects or throws punches
85% positive
55 reviews
Demo Dragon Detective: A Friend from the Shadows
A detective visual novel using dragon senses to investigate murders
98% positive
55 reviews
Tex Murphy: Overseer
A sci-fi noir detective adventure combining live-action scenes and exploration
50% positive
54 reviews
Demo Novena Diabolos
Occult mystery visual novel about finding one human among demons
96% positive
54 reviews