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.
Roadwarden
Text-based fantasy RPG about investigating a dangerous, isolated peninsula
94% positive
5,193 reviews
GNOSIA
Single-player sci-fi social deduction RPG built around repeating time loops
94% positive
5,147 reviews
Blameless
First-person puzzle adventure about escaping a man in an unfinished house
84% positive
Free
Tales of the Neon Sea
Pixel-art detective adventure investigating murder in a cyberpunk city
85% positive
5,104 reviews
Syberia: The World Before
Story-driven puzzle adventure connecting two women's lives across decades
90% positive
5,053 reviews
Alone in the Dark
Third-person survival horror investigating a disappearance at a Louisiana asylum
78% positive
4,922 reviews
Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
Two-game detective adventure centered on crime scenes and logical deductions
97% positive
4,853 reviews
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut
Open-world horror adventure about investigating murders in a supernatural town
66% positive
4,780 reviews
Perfect Heist 2
Multiplayer heist shooter where robbers blend into bank crowds
93% positive
4,763 reviews
SIMULACRA
Phone-based horror mystery about tracing a missing woman's last steps
90% positive
4,686 reviews
Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
Open-world detective adventure about gathering clues and judging suspects
78% positive
4,571 reviews
Paradise Killer
Open-world detective adventure solving a murder on a surreal island
93% positive
4,536 reviews
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Courtroom visual novel trilogy mixing investigations, mysteries, and legal battles
88% positive
4,481 reviews
Hello Neighbor Alpha 1
First-person stealth horror about dodging a neighbor who learns your routes
93% positive
Free
Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
Detective visual novel solving supernatural murders by comparing case documents
94% positive
4,339 reviews
Return to Shironagasu Island
Horror mystery visual novel about murders on an isolated island
94% positive
4,277 reviews
Thimbleweed Park™
Point-and-click mystery with five playable characters in a strange town
93% positive
4,233 reviews
The Sexy Brutale
Time-loop puzzle adventure about preventing murders at a masquerade
92% positive
4,175 reviews
The Rise of the Golden Idol
Detective puzzle game linking strange cases to one artifact
93% positive
4,150 reviews
THE 4 SINS
First-person horror escape room where four players piece together clues
24% positive
4,050 reviews
Kathy Rain
Point-and-click mystery investigating a grandfather's death in a 1990s hometown
92% positive
4,010 reviews
428: Shibuya Scramble
Visual novel where choices link five parallel Shibuya stories
95% positive
3,976 reviews
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Detective adventure in 1898 London with Holmes under suspicion
80% positive
3,962 reviews
Who's Lila?
Point-and-click psychological horror where facial expressions steer conversations
94% positive
3,825 reviews