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.
Syberia: The World Before
Story-driven puzzle adventure connecting two women's lives across decades
90% positive
5,053 reviews
Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
Two-game detective adventure centered on crime scenes and logical deductions
97% positive
4,853 reviews
Wytchwood
Story-driven crafting adventure about an old witch judging fairy-tale characters
93% positive
4,825 reviews
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut
Open-world horror adventure about investigating murders in a supernatural town
66% positive
4,780 reviews
Hello Neighbor Alpha 2
First-person stealth horror with a neighbor who counters your moves
95% positive
Free
Fear Therapy
First-person horror matches with randomized ritual hunts and player-controlled Satan
67% positive
4,741 reviews
Ghost Exile
First-person ghost-hunting horror with evidence gathering and exorcisms
88% positive
4,665 reviews
Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
Open-world detective adventure about gathering clues and judging suspects
78% positive
4,571 reviews
Paradise Killer
Open-world detective adventure solving a murder on a surreal island
93% positive
4,536 reviews
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Courtroom visual novel trilogy mixing investigations, mysteries, and legal battles
88% positive
4,481 reviews
Hello Neighbor Alpha 1
First-person stealth horror about dodging a neighbor who learns your routes
93% positive
Free
The Sexy Brutale
Time-loop puzzle adventure about preventing murders at a masquerade
92% positive
4,175 reviews
The Rise of the Golden Idol
Detective puzzle game linking strange cases to one artifact
93% positive
4,150 reviews
Quern - Undying Thoughts
First-person puzzle adventure on an island with no way back
91% positive
4,090 reviews
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Detective adventure in 1898 London with Holmes under suspicion
80% positive
3,962 reviews
Press Any Button
Story-driven arcade game where you stop an AI's falling blocks
90% positive
3,848 reviews
AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
Sci-fi detective visual novel investigating a series of half-body murders
86% positive
3,780 reviews
Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition
Murder mystery board game about finding the culprit, weapon, and room
87% positive
3,592 reviews
At Dead Of Night
Point-and-click horror investigation through a hotel while its host stalks you
94% positive
3,582 reviews
7 Days to End with You
Narrative word puzzle about deciphering dialogue over seven days
88% positive
3,468 reviews
Fears to Fathom - Norwood Hitchhike
Psychological horror about a detour and an unplanned motel stay
87% positive
3,428 reviews
This Bed We Made
Third-person hotel mystery about snooping through guests' belongings
91% positive
3,387 reviews
Shadows Over Loathing
Prohibition-era comedy RPG about a missing uncle and strange artifacts
96% positive
3,328 reviews
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Point-and-click folk horror mystery centered on an English burial mound
92% positive
3,325 reviews