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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Guilty Parade
A wartime mystery visual novel with point-and-click investigation
91% positive
318 reviews
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery
Live-action point-and-click adventure investigating murders linked to werewolves
92% positive
314 reviews
Traditional Chinese Medicine Simulator
Medical simulation using symptom clues and traditional Chinese diagnostic methods
95% positive
313 reviews
Forensics: Crime Scene Detective
Forensic simulation where missed evidence can leave cases unsolved
62% positive
313 reviews
Escape Memoirs: Safe House
Escape-room puzzle game about breaking into a locked safe house
90% positive
311 reviews
Demo Rina's Undercover Train Operation
Turn-based roguelite about catching train criminals with timed psychic powers
69% positive
309 reviews
The Raven Remastered
Point-and-click detective adventure tracing clues linked to a vanished thief
81% positive
308 reviews
Together in Between
Two-player co-op puzzles where you cannot see your partner
65% positive
308 reviews
Dream Cage
First-person horror where your microphone can give you away
63% positive
308 reviews
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Crime Detective: Red Flags
Detective horror that turns house arrest into a neighborhood investigation
60% positive
307 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake
First-person point-and-click mystery about glowing-eyed dogs in remote woods
91% positive
305 reviews
Demo 咒影 Curse of the Shadow
Horror visual novel about strange shadows appearing in photographs
84% positive
305 reviews
Demo Logic Town
Procedurally generated logic puzzles help animals redecorate their town
89% positive
303 reviews
Transient: Extended Edition
A cyberpunk adventure combining clue hunting, hacking, and cosmic horror
67% positive
300 reviews
CLeM
Eerie puzzle adventure exploring a house with crafted magical toys
91% positive
300 reviews
Demo AKIBA LOST
Live-action mystery adventure told through several characters’ connected stories
86% positive
300 reviews
HELLSEED: All Chapters
First-person horror investigation of a disappearance in 1980s Italy
72% positive
299 reviews
The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
Mystery visual novel about untangling strange events inside a sealed tower
87% positive
299 reviews
Tails Noir Preludes
A branching visual novel following four characters through life-changing moments
93% positive
298 reviews
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Vaudeville
Detective adventure built around questioning suspects with AI-generated dialogue
48% positive
297 reviews
Demo New York Mysteries: Secrets of the Mafia Collector's Edition
Hidden-object adventure investigating disappearances in 1950s New York
93% positive
295 reviews
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Demonsomnia
Co-op bodycam horror where a pursuer hears your microphone
33% positive
295 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Danger on Deception Island
First-person mystery adventure investigating sabotage on a Pacific Northwest island
91% positive
294 reviews
Burn Me Twice
A detective adventure where a witch relives her last day
82% positive
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