Detective

Simulation, Puzzle, Logic, Casual game, Detective

September 17, 2025

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A mysterious antique shop in Andermere opens its doors to those who are ready to touch the secrets hidden between the world of the living and the otherworldly. The...

Pathologic 3

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Open world, Detective, Survival horror

January 9, 2026

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

The horror action takes place in a gloomy city, engulfed by a mysterious plague, and the main character will be the young doctor Daniil Dankovsky, one of the...

The Precinct

Action, Detective, Sandbox, Shooter, Top-down view, Open world, Old school

May 13, 2025

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 69/100

The game takes place in 1983 in the fictional city of Averno, which is ruled by bandit gangs. The main character is rookie cop Nick Cordell, who wants to solve the...

Demonologist

Action, Horror, Online, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Detective

March 27, 2023

Players: 8.8/10

A cooperative game in which up to 4 people explore cursed locations and try to identify the type of evil spirit in order to exorcise it. For this you can use...

Shadows of Doubt

First-person view, Indie, Detective, Adventure, Sandbox, Stealth, Action, Open world, Cyberpunk

April 24, 2023

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 68/100

The game takes place in an alternative 1980s, where it is not the police who solve crimes, but private corporations and mercenaries. Players take on the role of a...

Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

Adventure, Puzzle, Action, Third-person view, Detective

November 16, 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 74/100

An adventure detective story about the legendary Sherlock Holmes from the creators of The Sinking City. The game tells the story of the famous detective's earlier...

Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Adventure, Detective, Action

May 19, 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Adventure role-playing game, which takes place in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe in accordance with the rules of the fifth edition of the board game. Vampires...

BLACKSAD: Under the Skin

Adventure, Detective

November 14, 2019

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 64/100

BLACKSAD: Under the Skin is a fanatical point and click adventure based on the comic book of the same name about cat detective John Blacksad. In the 1950s in New...

The Occultist

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Detective, Survival horror

April 8, 2026

VGTimes: 6.8/10

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Psychological horror, where players will take on the role of a paranormal investigator and venture to the strange island of Godstone. The plot of the game revolves...

Sherlock Holmes The Awakened

Detective, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Action, Mysticism / Supernatural

April 11, 2023

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Remake of the 2007 adventure of the same name, in which the famous London detective confronts a mysterious cult worshiping Cthulhu. A young Sherlock investigates a...

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Detective

June 24, 2010

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 86/100

The main character is Sissel, the spirit of a deceased man, capable of inhabiting objects and controlling them. The goal of the game is to find out the cause of the...

Condemned: Criminal Origins

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Fighting, First-person view, Detective

November 16, 2005

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

A dark psychological thriller in which the hunt for killers gradually turns into a hunt for one's own sanity. FBI agent Ethan Thomas investigates a series of brutal...

The Inquisitor

Action, Third-person view, Medieval era, Adventure, Detective, Role-playing game

February 8, 2024

Players: 4.9/10

Metacritic: 58/100

A dark action game based on the novels of fantasy writer Jacek Piekara. In the world described in the books, Jesus did not die for the sins of mankind &mdash...

The Operator

Detective, Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel

July 22, 2024

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

A detective simulator made in the format of an interactive quest. The player acts as an operative of a detective agency, searching for evidence and solving crimes...

Strange Horticulture

Puzzle, Exploration, Detective, Adventure

January 21, 2022

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Welcome to Andermir — a quiet town surrounded by dense forests inhabited by witches and impenetrable mountains. The player plays the role of a florist who...

DEATH NOTE Killer Within

Online, Detective, Casual game, Cooperative (co-op), Tactics

November 5, 2024

Players: 10/10

Detective thriller based on the cult manga and anime Death Note. The player is immersed in a world where every mistake can be fatal, and every step is part of a...

Kona 2: Brume

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Exploration, Detective, Walking Simulator

October 18, 2023

Players: 8.6/10

The game takes place in Canada in 1970. A certain haze cut off a small mining village from the whole world. Private detective Karl Faber is trying to understand its...

Nobody Wants to Die

Action, First-person view, Detective, Adventure, Science fiction

July 17, 2024

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 77/100

The game takes place in the gloomy New York of 2329. The main character is detective James Carra, who, with the support of police officer Sarah Kaya, is...

DeTechtive 2112

Detective, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Adventure, Isometric, Exploration, Cooperative (co-op)

January 29, 2025

Action adventure in a cyberpunk setting with an isometric camera. The main action takes place in 2112, namely in the England of the future. The main character is...

The Darkest Files

Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Detective

March 25, 2025

Metacritic: 80/100

The game unfolds in 1956 in Germany. In the role of a young prosecutor, it is necessary to investigate the crimes of the times of Nazism and look for the...

Ghost Watchers

Adventure, Horror, Online, First-person view, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Demons, Detective

July 28, 2022

Players: 6.6/10

Ghost Watchers is a co-op survival horror game with puzzles and demons. Many abandoned houses are haunted. These could be the souls of suicides or demons. This...

N.O.X.

First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Detective, Survival horror

2026

A co-op horror game about supernatural investigations, where every mission turns into a test of endurance and composure. The player assumes the role of an...

The Case of the Golden Idol

Adventure, Side view, Detective

October 13, 2022

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Side view detective adventure game. The game takes place in an alternate 18th century England, where players will have to unravel 12 of the strangest and most...

The Rise of the Golden Idol

Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Detective

November 12, 2024

Metacritic: 85/100

The story is about a hunter for a powerful artifact, which, according to legend, can change the world. The game takes place in the 70s, where the gamer investigates...

Anonymous Hacker Simulator

Simulation, First-person view, Detective, Cyberpunk

April 3, 2024

Players: 6/10

The main character is a hacker who confronts an organization that collects people's data. We need to find vulnerabilities in enemy services and prevent them from...

Edge of Sanity

Survival horror, Exploration, Action, Crafting, Detective, Adventure, Side view

September 13, 2024

Players: 10/10

A hand-drawn 2D psychological survival horror game set in the ruthless wilds of Alaska with the intense atmosphere of the Cthulhu Mythos. The main character is a...

Rough Justice: '84

Strategy, Detective, Business / Management, Isometric, Old school

March 13, 2023

A strategy game inspired by board games. The gamer uses dice and cards to run a private security agency. It is necessary to hire new workers and send them to...

Tron: Identity

Detective, Visual novel, Adventure, Science fiction, Casual game

April 11, 2023

A detective visual novel set in the Tron sci-fi universe, where you can interrogate suspects, explore the environment, solve puzzles, and interact with various...

Pneumata

Horror, First-person view, Survival, Detective, Action

September 19, 2024

Players: 1.5/10

Metacritic: 52/100

In the role of a detective, the player explores a gloomy mansion and crime scenes to find the reason for the disappearances. We need to piece together the evidence...

The Sinking City Remastered

Action, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror, Third-person view, Detective

May 13, 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Remaster of the detective action holder The Sinking City. Private detective Charles Reed goes to the flooded city of Hagmont to understand a series of strange...

Neon Blood

Cyberpunk, Role-playing game, Side view, Adventure, Science fiction, Indie, Detective, Exploration

November 26, 2024

An adventure role-playing game set in the cyberpunk future of 2053. The main character is former police detective Axel McCoin, who must uncover a terrible...

Pathologic 3: Quarantine

Adventure, First-person view, Free game, Indie, Detective, Survival horror, Open world

March 17, 2025

Players: 9.3/10

The beginning of the story of a young scientist from Pathologic 3. The main character sets off from a laboratory in the capital to a small town where a mysterious...

Grave Seasons

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Detective, Farm Simulator

August 14, 2026

A narrative farming simulator where a peaceful life gradually turns into a troubling story. After escaping from prison, the hero finds refuge in the quiet town of...

Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile

Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Detective

September 25, 2025

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Detective adventure in the Agatha Christie series. The main action takes place in the 1970s. The plot tells how detectives Hercule Poirot and Jane Royce track down...

The Sin

Visual novel, Text quest, Detective

May 20, 2021

Players: 9.2/10

The Sin is a visual novel based on popular mystical folklore about witches. The main character, the boy Roma, moves to the village with his family; his father wants...

REARVIEW MIRROR

Visual novel, Indie, Comics, Detective

January 25, 2024

A detective visual novel in which the player is constantly in a car and gives rides to various passengers, communicating with them and observing through the...

Mercury Abbey

Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Detective, Science fiction

November 22, 2024

An atmospheric detective game that tells an intriguing story in a noir style with pixel graphics. Players follow the adventures of Harrod, a seasoned detective, and...

Cube Escape

Puzzle, Horror, Adventure, Detective, Online

June 9, 2009

Players: 8.8/10

A detective named Dale Vandermeer finds himself in a strange room and cannot remember how he got here. He must solve all the puzzles to get free and get his...

Supernormal

Adventure, Horror, Survival, First-person view, Detective, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration

January 9, 2024

Players: 7.9/10

Atmospheric horror inspired by Allison Road. The main character is Detective Wyatt, who is trying to solve the disappearance of a girl. To do this, the gamer...

West Hunt

Online, Cooperative (co-op), Stealth, Detective, Tactics, Casual game, Indie, Action, Role-playing game

June 15, 2022

Players: 5.5/10

West Hunt is a multi-player cooperative stealth role-playing game in the detective genre. Playing as a criminal, you have to complete all missions and not get...

Best Games in the Detective genre