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
1,230 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Hello Neighbor Alpha 1
First-person stealth horror about dodging a neighbor who learns your routes
92% positive
Free
What Never Was
First-person puzzle adventure about secrets in a grandfather's attic
95% positive
Free
Beholder: Conductor
Dystopian point-and-click simulation about policing passengers on a moving train
92% positive
5,011 reviews
The Incident at Galley House
A detective visual novel about piecing together a fractured timeline
94% positive
4,915 reviews
The Drifter
A point-and-click thriller about a drifter’s return from death
97% positive
4,897 reviews
Fear Therapy
First-person horror matches with randomized ritual hunts and player-controlled Satan
67% positive
4,741 reviews
Call of the Sea
First-person puzzle adventure tracing a missing expedition across a tropical island
87% positive
4,721 reviews
Escape Simulator 2
First-person escape room puzzles with tools to build your own
92% positive
4,692 reviews
Ghost Exorcism INC.
Co-op horror investigation where you identify and banish ghosts
74% positive
4,638 reviews
Demo News Tower
Newspaper management sim balancing Sunday deadlines, staff, and influence
94% positive
4,473 reviews
Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
Open-world detective adventure about gathering clues and judging suspects
76% positive
4,427 reviews
Demo Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll
Choice-driven visual novel about romance and intrigue in 1980s Japan
83% positive
4,298 reviews
s.p.l.i.t
Short narrative horror built around hacking with typed terminal commands
92% positive
4,215 reviews
Demo Syberia: The World Before
Story-driven puzzle adventure connecting two women's lives across decades
89% positive
4,201 reviews
Wytchwood
Story-driven crafting adventure about an old witch judging fairy-tale characters
92% positive
4,165 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
Ghost Exile
First-person ghost-hunting horror with evidence gathering and exorcisms
87% positive
4,027 reviews
The Room VR: A Dark Matter
VR puzzle adventure involving strange devices and a supernatural mystery
98% positive
3,949 reviews
Demo The Séance of Blake Manor
Supernatural detective adventure where investigative actions move the clock forward
95% positive
3,943 reviews
Quern - Undying Thoughts
First-person puzzle adventure on an island with no way back
90% positive
3,931 reviews
Fingerbones
First-person psychological horror told through notes in an abandoned building
79% positive
Free
Demo The Rise of the Golden Idol
Detective puzzle game linking strange cases to one artifact
92% positive
3,907 reviews
Press Any Button
Story-driven arcade game where you stop an AI's falling blocks
90% positive
3,848 reviews