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
258 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Nancy Drew®: Warnings at Waverly Academy
Point-and-click mystery investigating threats at a girls' boarding school
90% positive
353 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Mystery of the Seven Keys™
First-person detective adventure about a stolen necklace in Prague
57% positive
352 reviews
Epigraph
Single-player language puzzle about decoding inscriptions on seven artifacts
87% positive
348 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Ghost of Thornton Hall
Point-and-click detective mystery about a missing bride and family secrets
93% positive
331 reviews
Mosaic of The Pharaohs
Minesweeper-like logic puzzles reveal a giant ancient Egyptian mosaic
92% positive
318 reviews
Escape Memoirs: Safe House
Escape-room puzzle game about breaking into a locked safe house
90% positive
311 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake
First-person point-and-click mystery about glowing-eyed dogs in remote woods
92% positive
307 reviews
CLeM
Eerie puzzle adventure exploring a house with crafted magical toys
91% positive
300 reviews
The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
Mystery visual novel about untangling strange events inside a sealed tower
87% positive
299 reviews
HELLSEED: All Chapters
First-person horror investigation of a disappearance in 1980s Italy
72% positive
299 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Danger on Deception Island
First-person mystery adventure investigating sabotage on a Pacific Northwest island
92% positive
295 reviews
MAKOTO WAKAIDO’s Case Files TRILOGY DELUXE
Pixel-art detective adventure across four short, eerie mystery cases
80% positive
291 reviews
First Class Escape 2: Head in the Clouds
Solo or co-op escape-room puzzles aboard a luxury airship
81% positive
286 reviews
Airport X-Ray Simulator
Airport security sim about scanning luggage for prohibited items
82% positive
280 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Treasure in the Royal Tower
Point-and-click mystery uncovering a royal secret in a snowbound castle
84% positive
275 reviews
Nancy Drew®: The Haunted Carousel
Point-and-click mystery of a stolen carousel horse and midnight rides
93% positive
255 reviews
Nancy Drew®: The Captive Curse
Point-and-click mystery about a monster legend at a German castle
89% positive
234 reviews
Paper Perjury
Detective visual novel about a police clerk solving connected cases
89% positive
234 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Sea of Darkness
Point-and-click mystery adventure about a missing captain in Iceland
93% positive
232 reviews
Nancy Drew®: The Secret of Shadow Ranch
Point-and-click ranch mystery with horseback travel and ghostly rumors
89% positive
228 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Legend of the Crystal Skull
First-person mystery adventure investigating a death and missing crystal skull
91% positive
223 reviews
Haunted House Renovator
First-person renovation sim about fixing houses and banishing ghosts
47% positive
223 reviews
Nancy Drew®: The Phantom of Venice
First-person point-and-click mystery about tracking a thief through Venice
90% positive
210 reviews
Supercow
Cartoon side-scrolling platformer with head-stomping enemies and hidden treasure
98% positive
202 reviews