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.
Escape Memoirs: Mansion Heist
Reverse escape-room puzzles as a thief breaking into a mansion
86% positive
536 reviews
Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
A sci-fi detective adventure where mistaken conclusions change the story
88% positive
533 reviews
Eville
Multiplayer social deduction with village murders and suspect votes
70% positive
531 reviews
Crime O'Clock
Point-and-click hidden-object game tracking crimes across changing timelines
69% positive
520 reviews
Go Home Annie: An SCP Game
First-person horror adventure testing replicas of dangerous paranormal entities
81% positive
512 reviews
The Beekeeper's Picnic - A Sherlockian Adventure
Cozy point-and-click adventure where mysteries interrupt Holmes's picnic plans
97% positive
511 reviews
ASYLUM
First-person horror adventure investigating a mental hospital's past
84% positive
505 reviews
First Class Escape: The Train of Thought
Escape-room puzzle game about escaping a vintage luxury train
71% positive
503 reviews
The Horror at Highrook
Card-based occult investigation with team management and ritual crafting
90% positive
491 reviews
Elroy and the Aliens
Point-and-click puzzle adventure tracing a missing archaeologist across planets
97% positive
487 reviews
I'm on Observation Duty 7
Surveillance horror puzzle game about spotting supernatural changes overnight
93% positive
453 reviews
Uncover the Smoking Gun
First-person detective game built around questioning robot murder suspects
96% positive
450 reviews
Sophia the Traveler
Point-and-click hidden-object searches across ten hand-drawn scenes of Venice
76% positive
443 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Curse of Blackmoor Manor
First-person point-and-click mystery in a puzzle-filled English manor
88% positive
442 reviews
DeathWatchers
Co-op horror investigation where spotting changes helps banish entities
86% positive
430 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge
Point-and-click mystery about investigating a haunted Japanese inn
82% positive
427 reviews
Mad Experiments: Escape Room
Escape-room puzzles across three chapters, solo or with friends
66% positive
423 reviews
Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Noir detective adventure uncovering a conspiracy in an insect underworld
81% positive
422 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
Point-and-click detective mystery aboard a train linked to a vanished prospector
97% positive
419 reviews
On Your Tail
Cozy detective adventure mixing seaside mysteries with vacation activities
88% positive
414 reviews
Methods: The Canada Files
Detective visual novel with evidence-based puzzles in a Canadian competition
96% positive
406 reviews
Curious Cases
First-person escape room puzzles in a missing scientist mystery
70% positive
387 reviews
Bombe
Minesweeper-style puzzle game where your rules automate future solutions
96% positive
385 reviews
Logiart Grimoire
Picture logic puzzles with clue-based combinations that unlock new grids
95% positive
384 reviews