Best Mystery games on PC
Games built around unanswered questions, hidden information, or events that the player gradually pieces together. Players explore, follow clues, and sometimes solve puzzles to uncover the story.
- Clues and hidden information
- Gradual story discoveries
- Exploration and puzzle solving
Related: Exploration, Story Rich, Adventure, Puzzle
752 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Alter Ego
Point-and-click murder mystery seen through a detective and thief
69% positive
288 reviews
マーダーミステリーパラドクス このひと夏の十五年
Text-based murder mystery where you investigate while under suspicion
86% positive
287 reviews
Nebel Geisterjäger ~ The First Lamb
Adult RPG mixing exorcisms with choices to protect your girlfriend
79% positive
287 reviews
First Class Escape 2: Head in the Clouds
Solo or co-op escape-room puzzles aboard a luxury airship
81% positive
286 reviews
Magical Delicacy
Combat-free cooking platformer built around exploring a harbor town
79% positive
286 reviews
The 7th Guest: 25th Anniversary Edition
Point-and-click horror adventure with live-action scenes and mansion puzzles
77% positive
280 reviews
Harvest Island
Horror farming adventure where island chores uncover a dark mystery
84% positive
279 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Alibi in Ashes
Point-and-click detective mystery where friends investigate a hometown arson
90% positive
277 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Treasure in the Royal Tower
Point-and-click mystery uncovering a royal secret in a snowbound castle
84% positive
275 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Secret of the Old Clock
Point-and-click detective mystery surrounding a millionaire's will in 1930
90% positive
263 reviews
Fury of Dracula: Digital Edition
Hidden-movement board game of Dracula evading hunters across Europe
74% positive
263 reviews
Queen's Quest 2: Stories of Forgotten Past
Fairy-tale hidden-object adventure about an alchemist solving murders through shapeshifting
91% positive
261 reviews
Nancy Drew®: The Haunted Carousel
Point-and-click mystery of a stolen carousel horse and midnight rides
93% positive
255 reviews
Once Upon A Mind - A Little Too Friendly
Short first-person psychological horror where people are the threat
91% positive
253 reviews
Near-Mage
Story-driven 2D adventure about crafting spells at a Transylvanian school
91% positive
244 reviews
Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo: Closure Edition
Story-driven puzzle adventure about freeing souls trapped in repeating days
99% positive
242 reviews
Time Gap
Hidden-object mystery about humanity's disappearance and encounters with historical ghosts
69% positive
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Nancy Drew®: The Captive Curse
Point-and-click mystery about a monster legend at a German castle
89% positive
234 reviews
Paper Perjury
Detective visual novel about a police clerk solving connected cases
89% positive
234 reviews
Paper Beast - Folded Edition
Physics puzzle adventure with creatures in a digital ecosystem
84% positive
233 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Sea of Darkness
Point-and-click mystery adventure about a missing captain in Iceland
93% positive
232 reviews
Joana's Life
First-person suburban horror mystery built around a strange mirror
30% positive
230 reviews
Nancy Drew®: The Secret of Shadow Ranch
Point-and-click ranch mystery with horseback travel and ghostly rumors
89% positive
228 reviews
Aoi Tori
Romance visual novel where a vampire upends a priest's life
97% positive
227 reviews