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 Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
First-person survival horror with four perspectives and campus ghosts
94% positive
3,302 reviews
NORCO
Point-and-click mystery about a missing brother in industrial Louisiana
92% positive
3,262 reviews
Contradiction: Spot The Liar
Live-action detective mystery built around catching suspects in contradictions
95% positive
3,256 reviews
The Classrooms
First-person survival horror in shifting school halls with sound-sensitive monsters
89% positive
3,249 reviews
SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
Third-person horror investigation where character deaths are permanent
78% positive
3,093 reviews
Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders
Point-and-click detective adventure tracking a killer across Britain
81% positive
3,089 reviews
Observer: System Redux
First-person cyberpunk horror built around searching minds for clues
85% positive
3,024 reviews
Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
Detective adventure tracing disappearances to a Lovecraftian cult
82% positive
3,010 reviews
Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Sci-fi noir detective adventure with branching choices and multiple endings
92% positive
2,969 reviews
Riven
First-person puzzle adventure through a collapsing world of islands
92% positive
2,885 reviews
Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse
Point-and-click mystery about a stolen painting and ancient conspiracy
89% positive
2,835 reviews
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
Short detective adventure investigating a possibly haunted campsite
97% positive
2,801 reviews
再见断刀
Wuxia mystery visual novel with branching endings and evidence-based accusations
93% positive
2,757 reviews
Unboxing the Cryptic Killer
Two-player point-and-click escape room with clues split between detectives
90% positive
2,752 reviews
STASIS: BONE TOTEM
Isometric point-and-click horror adventure inside an underwater base
93% positive
2,675 reviews
Detective Grimoire
Point-and-click murder mystery with a swamp creature as suspect
96% positive
2,619 reviews
Hello Neighbor Pre-Alpha
First-person stealth horror about outwitting a neighbor who adapts
91% positive
Free
We. The Revolution
Historical courtroom strategy with life-or-death verdicts and political intrigue
75% positive
2,484 reviews
Metel - Horror Escape
First-person horror escape game where you must cover your tracks
94% positive
2,473 reviews
Murder House
Retro survival horror with a killer stalking an abandoned house
95% positive
2,345 reviews
Operation: Tango - Friend Pass
Two-player spy puzzler built around voice communication and separate roles
85% positive
Free
HellSign
Supernatural action RPG about investigating clues and hunting monsters
67% positive
2,286 reviews
BURIED STARS
Mystery visual novel about murder in a collapsed broadcast studio
84% positive
2,263 reviews
The House of Da Vinci 2
Renaissance puzzle adventure with mechanical contraptions and time travel
91% positive
2,258 reviews