Detective for Mac — top best games in the Detective genre

The Incident at Galley House - a game in the Detective genre

Puzzle, Visual novel, Point & Click, Casual game, Detective

Game released: Mac → 14 July 2026

Metacritic: 84/100

A detective adventure where you will uncover the mystery of a strange crime that took place in an abandoned mansion in 1936. When the locals first entered the empty...

Thimbleweed Park 2

Adventure, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Comedy, Old school, Detective

Game in development: Mac → 2028

An adventure quest that takes players back to the strange town of Thimbleweed Park, where yet another mysterious murder is just the beginning of a new dose of...

Staffer Retro: A Supernatural Mystery Quest

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Point & Click, Mysticism / Supernatural, Casual game, Detective

Game released: Mac → 22 July 2026

A detective adventure dedicated to investigating events related to supernatural abilities and mysterious artifacts called STAFF. The main character, Verita, leads...

The Operator

Detective, Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel

Game released: Mac → 22 July 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...

The Mermaid Mask

Adventure, Point & Click, Mysticism / Supernatural, Casual game, Comedy, Detective

Game released: Mac → 16 July 2026

Metacritic: 85/100

A colorful quest from the creators of Tangle Tower and Crow Country, where a mysterious murder in a locked room turns into an investigation full of oddities...

The Sin

Visual novel, Text quest, Detective

Game released: Mac → 20 May 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...

Tiny Room Stories Town Mystery

Puzzle, Detective, Hidden Objects, Exploration, Indie

Game released: Mac → 26 February 2021

Players: 9.7/10

The main character of the game is a private detective who went to a small town at the request of his father. All the residents of the city have disappeared, and...

The Roottrees are Dead

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

Game released: Mac → 15 January 2025

Metacritic: 86/100

A detective adventure in the spirit of Return of the Obra Dinn, but set in the 90s. The main character is a young investigative journalist trying to establish the...

TR-49

First-person view, Puzzle, Visual novel, Detective

Game released: Mac → 21 January 2026

Metacritic: 82/100

A World War II time machine, long hidden in the basement of a church, comes to life. Through a crackling speaker, a voice asks to find the stolen book. The player...

Delete After Reading

Puzzle, Detective, Adventure, Visual novel, Comedy

Game released: Mac → 14 March 2023

An interactive adventure in which the player solves puzzles in a tycoon's mansion and interacts with cartoon characters. The main character is trying to save the...

The Silver Crow

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Old school, Medieval era, Detective

Game released: Mac → 30 July 2026

A classic quest with a detective plot set in 16th century Germany. The main character is the city executioner, Konrad, who is forced to investigate the mysterious...

The Rise of the Golden Idol

Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Detective

Game released: Mac → 13 November 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...

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

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

Game released: Mac → 28 September 2022

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 character is a...

Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

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

Game released: Mac → 22 May 2025

Metacritic: 83/100

A bright adventure about a duck detective, set in a campsite where ghosts may have appeared. You need to examine evidence, question suspects, and analyze the data...

The Shadow Syndicate

Detective, Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Comics, Adventure

Game in development: Mac → 2026

An adventure stealth action game set in an alternate universe with anthropomorphic animals. The story takes place in 1930s Brooklyn. The main character is Sam...

The Darkest Files

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

Game released: Mac → 26 March 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...

Phoenix Springs

Adventure, Detective, Science fiction

Game released: Mac → 7 October 2024

Metacritic: 72/100

Neo-noir quest with elements of mysticism and investigation. Events immerse the player in a mysterious world where dark secrets and personal dramas are intertwined...

She Sees Red

Interactive movie, Detective

Game released: Mac → 12 July 2019

Players: 7.7/10

An interactive detective story with live actors about a mysterious murder in a nightclub. The main character tries to figure out what happened, but the owner of the...

Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

Adventure, Puzzle, Detective, Comedy

Game released: Mac → 23 May 2024

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

The main character is a duck detective who uses his abilities to solve a complicated case. You need to look for clues at crime scenes, collect information and talk...

A Case of Distrust

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Detective

Game released: Mac → 8 February 2018

Metacritic: 77/100

An interactive detective story set in San Francisco in 1924. The main character is detective Phyllis Cadence Malone. She investigates various criminal cases...

Cube Escape

Puzzle, Horror, Adventure, Detective, Online

Game released: Mac → 9 June 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...

BROK the InvestiGator

Adventure, Side view, Arcade, Detective, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Mac → 26 August 2022

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 main...

Three Minutes to Eight

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

Game released: Mac → 23 October 2023

A pixel game set in the near future. The main character should die at exactly 19:57, but the gamer still tries to save him. We need to find ways to cheat death and...

Mini Murder Mysteries

Adventure, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Casual game, Detective

Game released: Mac → 23 June 2026

A casual detective puzzle game dedicated to investigating intricate crimes. As a detective, you will uncover nine standalone cases, where each solution is based on...

Terminal Madness: Awakening

Puzzle, Casual game, Comedy, Adventure, Detective

Game released: Mac → 1 December 2023

Players: 3.2/10

The main character named Krypto is trying to become a hacker. He wants the Supreme Master to help him become the greatest expert in this field. But soon the hero...

Whispers in the West - Co-op Murder Mystery

Cooperative (co-op), Online, Detective, Side view

Game released: Mac → 25 July 2023

A detective game for playing together with friends. The game takes place in the far reaches of the Old West. A series of crimes shook the Wild West, the mystery of...

The Rewinder

Indie, Adventure, Detective, Side view, Puzzle, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Mac → 10 September 2021

An adventure based on Chinese mythology. The main character's name is Yun, he is the last known "Rewinder" who can communicate with spirits and examine other...

Murders on the Yangtze River

Adventure, Puzzle, Detective

Game released: Mac → 30 January 2024

A detective game in the style of the Ace Attorney series, set in early 20th-century China. The protagonist's brother has been murdered, and the crime resembles a...

Seance

Detective, Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Comedy, Puzzle, Role-playing game, Exploration, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Mac → 29 May 2021

Seance is a mystical visual novel with anime and puzzle elements. In this game, detective duo Kennedy (a 33-year-old retired agent) and Mia (a 16-year-old girl with...

REARVIEW MIRROR

Visual novel, Indie, Comics, Detective

Game released: Mac → 23 October 2024; Early Access: Mac → 25 January 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...

Casey Noir and Carved Pumpkin's Latte

Visual novel, Free game, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: Mac → 2 October 2025

The game takes place in a Gothic hotel perched atop a lonely hill on Halloween night. The protagonist, an immortal ghost detective, must solve the murder of one of...

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Best Games in the Detective genre for Mac