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.
The Rewinder
Chinese folklore puzzle adventure about entering memories and changing history
96% positive
7,371 reviews
The House of Da Vinci
Renaissance puzzle adventure tracing Leonardo’s disappearance through mechanical contraptions
86% positive
7,330 reviews
The Silent Age
Side-scrolling point-and-click adventure with puzzles across two time periods
93% positive
7,196 reviews
Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll
Choice-driven visual novel about romance and intrigue in 1980s Japan
79% positive
7,152 reviews
Blacksad: Under the Skin
Noir detective adventure about a missing boxer and consequential choices
83% positive
6,979 reviews
The White Door
Point-and-click puzzle adventure built around daily routines and lost memories
94% positive
6,866 reviews
Tangle Tower
Point-and-click detective adventure about a murder in a strange mansion
95% positive
6,804 reviews
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
Short point-and-click mystery about a duck investigating a sausage conspiracy
95% positive
6,719 reviews
This Is the Police 2
Police management strategy with investigations and turn-based tactical missions
75% positive
6,588 reviews
The Painscreek Killings
Unguided detective mystery built on exploring and connecting clues
91% positive
6,403 reviews
Urban Myth Dissolution Center
Linear visual novel about investigating paranormal urban legends
88% positive
6,319 reviews
The Cat Lady
Psychological horror adventure about a lonely woman and five strangers
94% positive
6,297 reviews
Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1.5
Open-world stealth horror with puzzles and a stalking creature
87% positive
Free
Agent A: A puzzle in disguise
Point-and-click spy adventure built around clues and linked puzzles
95% positive
6,259 reviews
Beat Cop
Pixel-art police adventure mixing street patrol with a murder investigation
82% positive
6,202 reviews
The Thaumaturge
Isometric detective RPG in Warsaw with demons and turn-based combat
83% positive
5,969 reviews
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First-person cyberpunk horror adventure about investigating memories for clues
78% positive
5,934 reviews
Threefold Recital
Mystery visual novel where three heroes' stories converge
98% positive
5,791 reviews
The Council
Episodic mystery adventure with skill-based conversations and lasting consequences
84% positive
Free
The Sinking City Remastered
Lovecraftian open-world detective adventure in a flooded, supernatural city
75% positive
5,722 reviews
Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
Point-and-click hacking investigations as a corporate AI assistant
93% positive
5,696 reviews
Hypnospace Outlaw
Point-and-click detective game policing a fictional 1990s internet
97% positive
5,565 reviews
Ghost Exorcism INC.
Co-op horror investigation where you identify and banish ghosts
76% positive
5,437 reviews
The Darkside Detective
Point-and-click comedy about a detective handling supernatural cases
94% positive
5,257 reviews