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.
The Forgotten City
First-person time-loop mystery where one person's sin dooms a Roman city
96% positive
14K reviews
Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege
First-person escape room puzzles with co-op and a dark story
81% positive
Free
Judgment
Third-person detective action with street fights and murder investigations
94% positive
12K reviews
We Were Here Too
First-person co-op puzzle adventure built around walkie-talkie communication
78% positive
11K reviews
The Case of the Golden Idol
Point-and-click detective puzzles trace connected deaths and a mysterious idol
98% positive
11K reviews
No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Text-based detective puzzle about reconstructing a missing girl's case
96% positive
11K reviews
Back to the Dawn
Pixel-art prison escape RPG with branching routes and a deadline
94% positive
10K reviews
Her Story
Crime mystery built from searchable, out-of-order police interview clips
89% positive
10K reviews
Enigma of Fear
Open-world paranormal mystery with detective puzzles and survival horror
97% positive
10K reviews
The Roottrees are Dead
Detective puzzle game about reconstructing a wealthy family's bloodline
96% positive
10K reviews
Pentiment
Historical adventure investigating murders across decades in a Bavarian town
95% positive
9,827 reviews
Lost Judgment
Detective action RPG mixing investigations with martial arts brawls
94% positive
9,753 reviews
Bugsnax
First-person creature-collecting adventure about trapping edible bug-snack hybrids
97% positive
9,526 reviews
The Precinct
Open-world police action sandbox with patrols and high-speed pursuits
88% positive
9,304 reviews
Operation: Tango
Online co-op spy puzzles split between agent and hacker
86% positive
8,911 reviews
The Operator
Point-and-click detective mystery where you assist agents from a computer
92% positive
8,883 reviews
while True: learn()
Machine learning puzzles about building a translator for your cat
91% positive
8,229 reviews
Blair Witch
First-person psychological horror in shifting woods with a dog
79% positive
8,218 reviews
Far Away
Branching visual novel about a dockworker caught in city intrigue
95% positive
8,198 reviews
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Detective adventure about solving cases and choosing suspects' fates
89% positive
8,056 reviews
Deceive Inc.
First-person spy shooter where disguised rivals race for the vault
81% positive
7,877 reviews
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
First-person walking adventure across a deserted island with fragmented narration
75% positive
7,567 reviews
Unfortunate Spacemen
Multiplayer social deduction with a shapeshifting monster in space
86% positive
Free
Nobody Wants to Die
First-person noir mystery tracking a killer in a city selling immortality
83% positive
7,493 reviews