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 Syberia: The World Before
Story-driven puzzle adventure connecting two women's lives across decades
89% positive
4,201 reviews
The Thaumaturge
Isometric detective RPG in Warsaw with demons and turn-based combat
81% positive
4,072 reviews
Tales of the Neon Sea
Pixel-art detective adventure investigating murder in a cyberpunk city
84% positive
4,048 reviews
428: Shibuya Scramble
Visual novel where choices link five parallel Shibuya stories
94% positive
3,982 reviews
Perfect Heist 2
Multiplayer heist shooter where robbers blend into bank crowds
93% positive
3,956 reviews
Demo The Séance of Blake Manor
Supernatural detective adventure where investigative actions move the clock forward
95% positive
3,943 reviews
Billionaire Lovers
Visual novel about sudden wealth and men with hidden motives
95% positive
3,942 reviews
Demo The Darkside Detective
Point-and-click comedy about a detective handling supernatural cases
94% positive
3,933 reviews
Demo The Rise of the Golden Idol
Detective puzzle game linking strange cases to one artifact
92% positive
3,907 reviews
SIMULACRA
Phone-based horror mystery about tracing a missing woman's last steps
92% positive
3,827 reviews
AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
Sci-fi detective visual novel investigating a series of half-body murders
86% positive
3,763 reviews
Demo Who's Lila?
Point-and-click psychological horror where facial expressions steer conversations
94% positive
3,735 reviews
Thimbleweed Park™
Point-and-click mystery with five playable characters in a strange town
92% positive
3,721 reviews
Demo Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
Two-game detective adventure centered on crime scenes and logical deductions
96% positive
3,596 reviews
THE 4 SINS
First-person horror escape room where four players piece together clues
23% positive
3,528 reviews
Alone in the Dark
Third-person survival horror investigating a disappearance at a Louisiana asylum
77% positive
3,513 reviews
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut
Open-world horror adventure about investigating murders in a supernatural town
66% positive
3,489 reviews
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Courtroom visual novel trilogy mixing investigations, mysteries, and legal battles
88% positive
3,467 reviews
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Detective adventure in 1898 London with Holmes under suspicion
80% positive
3,449 reviews
DEEMO -Reborn-
A piano rhythm adventure where songs help a mysterious tree grow
87% positive
3,445 reviews
Demo Strange Antiquities
Point-and-click puzzles about identifying occult artifacts and running a shop
95% positive
3,425 reviews
Demo CaseCracker
Text-based detective puzzle game linking cases through keyword searches
89% positive
3,420 reviews
Prison Life
Multiplayer prison escape with randomly assigned prisoner and guard roles
78% positive
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Paradise Killer
Open-world detective adventure solving a murder on a surreal island
93% positive
3,398 reviews