Best Investigation games on PC
Games centered on gathering clues and examining environments, evidence, or behavior to solve mysteries, crimes, or hidden threats.
- Clue gathering and careful observation
- Deduction from collected evidence
- Mysteries, crimes, or hidden threats
Related: Detective, Mystery, Puzzle, Crime
1,132 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Sophia the Traveler
Point-and-click hidden-object searches across ten hand-drawn scenes of Venice
76% positive
443 reviews
Responding
Open-world emergency services simulator with traffic stops, pursuits, and shootouts
47% positive
443 reviews
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[Bober Bros] No Means Nothing
Choice-driven psychological horror about setting boundaries with a manipulative coworker
94% positive
442 reviews
Alice Nation
Card-based adventure about solving puzzles in a fairy-tale world
97% positive
441 reviews
Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole
First-person walking simulator through dreamlike spaces inspired by 1980s America
73% positive
440 reviews
No Return
Psychological horror where Chinese folklore connects the living and dead
47% positive
439 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Curse of Blackmoor Manor
First-person point-and-click mystery in a puzzle-filled English manor
88% positive
437 reviews
Playable Archive
First-person horror adventure exploring an archive of unexplained events
97% positive
Free
A Wolf in Autumn
First-person psychological horror with puzzles grounded in real-world logic
73% positive
434 reviews
Demo Mindcop
Nonlinear detective adventure with mind-reading puzzles and a five-day deadline
94% positive
434 reviews
Demo BrokenLore: LOW
First-person horror in a Japanese village where paths keep repeating
77% positive
434 reviews
Backrooms: Found Footage
First-person horror about recording your search for a way out
82% positive
Free
HoloTrials: Case Covered
A school mystery visual novel built around evidence and trials
99% positive
Free
Demo Nightmare Frames
Point-and-click horror about the search for an unreleased film
98% positive
432 reviews
Once Alive
First-person walking simulator investigating a village abandoned after a pandemic
82% positive
431 reviews
Demo DeathWatchers
Co-op horror investigation where spotting changes helps banish entities
86% positive
430 reviews
Cemetery Mary
A branching visual novel about missing parents and murder rumors
97% positive
Free
Night Call
Noir visual novel about a taxi driver tracking a killer
76% positive
428 reviews
DREAM LOGIC
First-person walking simulator through liminal spaces, with puzzles and escapes
90% positive
428 reviews
Dead Town Tales
Roguelite card battles in an ancient Chinese town of spirits
81% positive
426 reviews
Vampire: The Masquerade - Heartless Lullaby
A detective RPG with both mortal and vampire perspectives
80% positive
Free
Demo Mad Experiments: Escape Room
Escape-room puzzles across three chapters, solo or with friends
66% positive
423 reviews
Demo Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Noir detective adventure uncovering a conspiracy in an insect underworld
81% positive
422 reviews
Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
A modern-day point-and-click adventure built around European history and myths
78% positive
417 reviews