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.
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
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
Episodic point-and-click adventure about detectives solving bizarre cases
99% positive
533 reviews
Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
A sci-fi detective adventure where mistaken conclusions change the story
88% positive
533 reviews
The Mildew Children
2D adventure about a young witch's ritual in a children-only village
93% positive
524 reviews
Crime O'Clock
Point-and-click hidden-object game tracking crimes across changing timelines
69% positive
520 reviews
Go Home Annie: An SCP Game
First-person horror adventure testing replicas of dangerous paranormal entities
81% positive
512 reviews
The Beekeeper's Picnic - A Sherlockian Adventure
Cozy point-and-click adventure where mysteries interrupt Holmes's picnic plans
97% positive
511 reviews
夏末白夜
Visual novel mystery about a high school rumor of August 32
95% positive
510 reviews
First Class Escape: The Train of Thought
Escape-room puzzle game about escaping a vintage luxury train
71% positive
503 reviews
All in Abyss: Judge the Fake
Poker RPG with special skills and cheating witch bosses
57% positive
498 reviews
Elroy and the Aliens
Point-and-click puzzle adventure tracing a missing archaeologist across planets
97% positive
487 reviews
BrokenLore: DON'T WATCH
First-person psychological horror about isolation and a many-eyed watcher
83% positive
479 reviews
Perfect Crime
Crime strategy game about planning murders and misleading investigators
69% positive
477 reviews
Insects Awaken
Historical espionage visual novel with daily clues and branching endings
89% positive
471 reviews
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse
Episodic point-and-click adventure with psychic powers and surreal humor
99% positive
451 reviews
Uncover the Smoking Gun
First-person detective game built around questioning robot murder suspects
96% positive
450 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Curse of Blackmoor Manor
First-person point-and-click mystery in a puzzle-filled English manor
88% positive
442 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge
Point-and-click mystery about investigating a haunted Japanese inn
82% positive
427 reviews
Mad Experiments: Escape Room
Escape-room puzzles across three chapters, solo or with friends
66% positive
423 reviews
Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Noir detective adventure uncovering a conspiracy in an insect underworld
81% positive
422 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
Point-and-click detective mystery aboard a train linked to a vanished prospector
97% positive
419 reviews
On Your Tail
Cozy detective adventure mixing seaside mysteries with vacation activities
88% positive
414 reviews