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
1,265 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Demo Best Served Cold
Speakeasy detective visual novel about serving drinks and solving mysteries
87% positive
711 reviews
Irony Of Nightmare
Christmas horror built around house exploration, puzzles, and a pursuer
88% positive
703 reviews
Demo The Darkest Files
Historical detective game about prosecuting Nazi-era crimes in postwar Germany
96% positive
699 reviews
Soulslayer~灭魂·误佳期~
Murder mystery visual novel with three chances to prevent your death
95% positive
697 reviews
[Chilla's Art] The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車
First-person psychological horror aboard a train, presented with VHS-style visuals
77% positive
695 reviews
Silver Creek Falls: Chapter 1
A 2D detective adventure investigating disappearances in a small town
86% positive
Free
Demo KILLER INN
Third-person social deduction shooter with hidden killers and no voting
44% positive
693 reviews
Demo The Dark Rites of Arkham
A point-and-click detective mystery about ritual murder in Arkham
97% positive
688 reviews
The Wolf Among Us Remastered
Choice-driven detective adventure about murders in a hidden fairy-tale community
91% positive
685 reviews
Demo True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3
Point-and-click horror mystery with hidden objects and family secrets
93% positive
684 reviews
Demo Long Knives
Text-based detective adventure set during the collapse of a dynasty
99% positive
Free
The Black Watchmen
An alternate reality puzzle adventure built around real-world web research
88% positive
679 reviews
The Crimson Diamond
Text-parser mystery adventure about a geologist investigating a diamond discovery
97% positive
678 reviews
MeteoriteFall
A survival RPG about building shelter on an undead-infested campus
75% positive
677 reviews
Panic Room: House of secrets
Free-to-play hidden-object mystery about escaping a puzzle-filled mansion
60% positive
Free
全网公敌:诡村
Supernatural investigation puzzles built around web searches and live-action footage
89% positive
Free
Blackwell Unbound
A point-and-click mystery pairing a medium with a spirit guide
94% positive
667 reviews
Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure
A point-and-click adventure about solving puzzles for newspaper photos
87% positive
Free
The Shell Part III: Paradiso
A detective visual novel about a murder mirroring a painting
96% positive
667 reviews
Demo Sniper Killer
Retro horror thriller where you play both detective and killer
86% positive
664 reviews
Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition
Point-and-click detective adventure with a story that unfolds in real time
73% positive
654 reviews
Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
A found-phone mystery involving a disappearance and the Weeping Angels
91% positive
653 reviews
Demo Shelve the Potions!
Potion-sorting puzzle game with clues to each shelf's correct order
87% positive
653 reviews
Blackwell Deception
Point-and-click mystery about a psychic investigating deaths and restless spirits
96% positive
649 reviews