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
318 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Accident: The Pilot
First-person car crash simulation with first aid and investigations
70% positive
Free
Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring
Point-and-click detective adventure investigating murders across Victorian London
59% positive
807 reviews
Anonymous Hacker Simulator
First-person hacking sim with typed commands and conspiracy leads
86% positive
792 reviews
Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis
First-person detective adventure solving a burglar's riddles across London
71% positive
782 reviews
Jack Orlando: Director's Cut
Point-and-click noir mystery about clearing a detective's name
72% positive
772 reviews
The Happyhills Homicide 2: Out For Blood
Side-scrolling horror adventure switching between killer, detective, and avenger
96% positive
771 reviews
Methods: The Detective Competition
Detective visual novel about a competition with parole at stake
91% positive
762 reviews
The Darkest Files
Historical detective game about prosecuting Nazi-era crimes in postwar Germany
96% positive
757 reviews
Best Served Cold
Speakeasy detective visual novel about serving drinks and solving mysteries
88% positive
742 reviews
Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong
Narrative vampire RPG with three perspectives and consequential choices
63% positive
738 reviews
The Shell Part II: Purgatorio
Detective visual novel connecting a postwar curse to a prewar murder
95% positive
694 reviews
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3
Point-and-click horror mystery with hidden objects and family secrets
93% positive
677 reviews
Blackwell Deception
Point-and-click mystery about a psychic investigating deaths and restless spirits
96% positive
649 reviews
Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
First-person point-and-click horror mystery about an occult-linked murder
73% positive
636 reviews
Violent Horror Stories: anthology
Four short horror games with different takes on pursuit
82% positive
617 reviews
A Case of Distrust
Narrative detective adventure about catching lies in 1924 San Francisco
82% positive
613 reviews
Panic Room: House of secrets
Free-to-play hidden-object mystery about escaping a puzzle-filled mansion
60% positive
Free
LumineNight
1950s detective adventure tracing a decade of unsolved murders
89% positive
592 reviews
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Live-action detective dating sim with branching mysteries and romance
89% positive
578 reviews
Clue/Cluedo
Digital murder mystery board game with several deduction modes
89% positive
568 reviews
H.I.A: Horror Investigation Agency
Co-op horror investigation with evidence to find and monsters to evade
50% positive
Free
Nodes Escape
Text-based escape-room puzzles about finding clues and unlocking doors
85% positive
554 reviews
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case
Surreal detective visual novel told through three perspectives
92% positive
545 reviews
Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles
First-person co-op horror with ghost hunts and story-based exorcisms
71% positive
538 reviews