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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Point-and-click horror puzzles built around a musician's search for his sister
94% positive
Free
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Historical detective visual novel with investigations and courtroom battles
93% positive
5,423 reviews
Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
Point-and-click hacking investigations as a corporate AI assistant
92% positive
5,383 reviews
Beat Cop
Pixel-art police adventure mixing street patrol with a murder investigation
82% positive
5,343 reviews
Threefold Recital
Mystery visual novel where three heroes' stories converge
98% positive
5,234 reviews
Hypnospace Outlaw
Point-and-click detective game policing a fictional 1990s internet
96% positive
5,202 reviews
Hello Neighbor Alpha 1
First-person stealth horror about dodging a neighbor who learns your routes
92% positive
Free
The Cat Lady
Psychological horror adventure about a lonely woman and five strangers
94% positive
5,133 reviews
GNOSIA
Single-player sci-fi social deduction RPG built around repeating time loops
93% positive
5,131 reviews
Kid,napper: Gosh, I'm Kidnapped by a Pupil
Short visual novel about a teacher kidnapped by a pupil
88% positive
Free
The Red Pearls Of Borneo
A detective puzzle reconstructing a plantation tragedy by revisiting memories
96% positive
Free
The Incident at Galley House
A detective visual novel about piecing together a fractured timeline
94% positive
4,915 reviews
Contrast
Puzzle platformer about moving between 3D spaces and 2D shadows
90% positive
4,713 reviews
Escape Simulator 2
First-person escape room puzzles with tools to build your own
92% positive
4,692 reviews
Demo Roadwarden
Text-based fantasy RPG about investigating a dangerous, isolated peninsula
94% positive
4,661 reviews
Ghost Exorcism INC.
Co-op horror investigation where you identify and banish ghosts
74% positive
4,638 reviews
Tails Noir: Prologue
A noir point-and-click prologue starring a raccoon private eye
97% positive
Free
Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
Open-world detective adventure about gathering clues and judging suspects
76% positive
4,427 reviews
Return to Shironagasu Island
Horror mystery visual novel about murders on an isolated island
93% positive
4,414 reviews
Demo Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
Detective visual novel solving supernatural murders by comparing case documents
94% positive
4,307 reviews
Demo Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll
Choice-driven visual novel about romance and intrigue in 1980s Japan
83% positive
4,298 reviews
The Children of Clay
Point-and-click archaeological horror about investigating an ancient artifact
99% positive
Free
Demo Syberia: The World Before
Story-driven puzzle adventure connecting two women's lives across decades
89% positive
4,201 reviews
The Thaumaturge
Isometric detective RPG in Warsaw with demons and turn-based combat
81% positive
4,072 reviews