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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The Secret of Retropolis
A VR detective adventure set in a city of robots
94% positive
171 reviews
Evil Mansion
First-person social deduction with hidden killers in a former cult mansion
77% positive
Free
Demo Mini Murder Mysteries
A detective puzzle game spanning nine self-contained murder cases
96% positive
170 reviews
Demo Jessika
FMV mystery about reconstructing a life through searchable digital files
68% positive
167 reviews
The Gallery
Live-action thriller with parallel hostage stories set decades apart
72% positive
167 reviews
The Cursed Amulet
First-person puzzle adventure about escaping a cave full of secrets
84% positive
Free
The Librarian
Point-and-click horror adventure about supernatural trouble at a fantasy library
84% positive
165 reviews
Cthulhu: Death Escape / 克苏鲁:死亡逃脱 Prototype
First-person underwater horror built around scavenging and evading monsters
72% positive
Free
Westwood Shadows: Prologue
First-person horror adventure built around puzzles and a hometown mystery
82% positive
Free
Sunshine Shuffle
Narrative poker with talking animals recounting their bank robbery
79% positive
163 reviews
Mystery Society 2: Hidden Puzzles
A hidden-object detective adventure mixing search scenes with match-three puzzles
63% positive
Free
PROJECT 13
First-person horror walking simulator about spotting changes in a repeating corridor
74% positive
163 reviews
The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller
Live-action sci-fi thriller with point-and-click investigation and branching endings
66% positive
162 reviews
Mutropolis
A sci-fi point-and-click adventure about excavating Earth's forgotten past
85% positive
161 reviews
The Gap
First-person puzzle adventure through memories and parallel realities
94% positive
161 reviews
Deadly Trick
Anime-style social deduction where players choose which side to join
94% positive
160 reviews
Demo Red Line
A 2D horror mystery tracing tenants' secrets across different timelines
97% positive
159 reviews
PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness
Detective visual novel about a society that predicts criminal behavior
76% positive
158 reviews
Root Letter Last Answer
Detective visual novel with a choice of illustrated or live-action storytelling
81% positive
158 reviews
Sea Chronicles
First-person puzzle adventure on a sinking ship with multiple endings
91% positive
157 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Trail of the Twister
Point-and-click detective adventure investigating accidents among storm chasers
69% positive
156 reviews
Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness
A point-and-click detective comedy set in a town of clones
96% positive
155 reviews
Demo Echoes Of The House
First-person psychological horror about a family visit that turns strange
77% positive
155 reviews
Demo Puzzle Spy International
A word-puzzle spy adventure where each solution reveals your destination
92% positive
155 reviews