Detective 2022 for Linux — top best games in the Detective genre

Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll - a game in the Detective genre

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Detective

Game released: Linux → 4 August 2022

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 76/100

Visual novel from the creators of Endless Summer. The main character is the son of a Soviet diplomat, who has lived in Japan since childhood. After...

Nine Noir Lives

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Comedy, Detective

Game released: Linux → 7 September 2022

Steam: 88/100

A noir-style comedy adventure set in Meow Meow Murrington, the feline capital and a true hotbed of crime. The main character is Clogsworth...

BROK the InvestiGator

Adventure, Side view, Arcade, Detective, Post-apocalyptic, Point & Click, Visual novel

Game released: Linux → 26 August 2022

Steam: 97/100

The game takes place in a futuristic world inhabited by humanoid animals. The rich live under a dome that protects them from environmental pollution...

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

Adventure, Horror, Point & Click, Old school, Detective

Game released: Linux → 28 September 2022

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Atmospheric pixel art point-and-click quest set in Victorian England, which has become one of the most unexpected hits in the indie genre. The main...

Voodoo Detective

Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click, Detective, Comedy

Game released: Linux → 25 May 2022

Steam: 95/100

Voodoo Detective is a point and click adventure puzzle game. New Guinen: A small island town steeped in rich voodoo culture, overrun with chain...

Lord Winklebottom Investigates

Point & Click, Adventure, Detective

Game released: Linux → 28 July 2022

Steam: 91/100

This point-and-click detective adventure is set in an alternate 1920s world where the leading sleuth is Lord Winklebottom, a gentleman giraffe. After...

Detective

Best Games in the Detective genre of 2022 for Linux (Game released)