Detective for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Detective genre

Strange Antiquities - a game in the Detective genre

Simulation, Puzzle, Logic, Casual game, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 September 2025

Players: 8.7/10

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...

BLACKSAD: Under the Skin

Adventure, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 December 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...

Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 September 2023

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...

Staffer Retro: A Supernatural Mystery Quest

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 July 2026

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

Strange Horticulture

Puzzle, Exploration, Detective, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 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...

Sherlock Holmes The Awakened

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 April 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...

Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 March 2026

A pixel adventure in the spirit of 90s quests about a young writer named William, who is searching for inspiration. He goes to an abbey where the monks have taken a...

The Mermaid Mask

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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 Isle Tide Hotel

Detective, Visual novel, Replayability

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 September 2023

Players: 7.7/10

The game takes place in the Tidal Island Hotel, where a religious cult plans to perform a ritual with a girl. The main character must infiltrate the mansion to save...

Silver Pines

Adventure, Horror, Side view, Detective, Metroidvania

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The main character is a private detective, Red Walker, who travels to the mysterious town of Silver Pines to investigate the disappearance of musician Eddie Velvet...

Mindcop

Adventure, Logic, Point & Click, Side view, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2024

A detective game with puzzles, set in a quiet village where a murder has occurred. The main character must interact with the locals and use their skills to solve...

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 June 2023

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...

Neon Blood

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 November 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...

The Case of the Golden Idol

Adventure, Side view, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 May 2023

Players: 8.9/10

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...

Crushed In Time

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Metacritic: 76/100

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson return in an unusual adventure, where classic detective investigation meets absurd humor, meta-narrative, and time travel. This time...

Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile

Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 September 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...

Case Solved: The London Files

Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click, Casual game, Hidden Objects, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 July 2026

A detective puzzle where each investigation is a standalone logical task with a single correct solution. You will need to gather evidence, analyze the testimonies...

Kona 2: Brume

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 October 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...

TR-49

First-person view, Puzzle, Visual novel, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 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...

Carmen Sandiego

Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 March 2025

Metacritic: 70/100

The main character is the greatest thief in the world, who must track down a criminal syndicate before it can carry out its next big heist. Missions will take place...

Loco Motive

Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Comedy, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 November 2024

Metacritic: 77/100

A humorous side-scrolling adventure in which the heroes investigate the mysterious death of Lady Unterwald. To find the culprit, you need to meet eccentric...

Lacuna — A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure

Adventure, Detective, Side view, Science fiction, Cyberpunk

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 December 2021

A fascinating journey into the world of science fiction, cyberpunk and noir, where, in the role of detective Neil Conrad, the player faces complex moral choices...

The Rise of the Golden Idol

Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Edge of Sanity

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 September 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...

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 January 2023

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...

Ace Attorney Investigations Collection

Adventure, Detective, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The collection combines two exciting games, offering a unique perspective on crime investigation. Instead of the courtroom, protagonist Miles Edgeworth, a...

Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Decapolice

Adventure, Third-person view, Science fiction, Japanese role-playing game, Detective

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 7.5/10

Detective game with investigations in the virtual world. The main character, a rookie detective named Harvard, hunts down criminals in a huge crime-ridden city...

Detective Pikachu Returns

Adventure, Detective, Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 October 2023

Metacritic: 66/100

Continuation of the detective quest Detective Pikachu. The main characters are once again young Tim Goodman and his talking Pokémon Pikachu. The heroes interact...

Mask of the Rose

Visual novel, Interactive movie, Adventure, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 June 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Detective visual novel from the creators suns Sea: zubmariner edition and suns skies. The game is a background for all events in the Fallen London universe. Its...

On Your Tail

Adventure, Detective, Action, Exploration, Open world, God Simulator

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 March 2025

Metacritic: 74/100

The game takes place in Borgo Marina, a picturesque coastal town where sunny days are filled with warmth and nights are filled with magic and tranquility. The main...

The Darkest Files

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Point & Click, Side view, Science fiction, Space, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 September 2024

A sci-fi detective adventure set aboard the Zephyr — the first interstellar ship sent by humanity to another star. The main character, security chief Stella, was...

Tintin Reporter: Cigars of the Pharaoh

Adventure, Detective, Action, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 October 2024

Players: 10/10

New adventures of the famous Tintin and his faithful four-legged friend Snowball. Having met Professor Cyclone on board a cruise ship in the Mediterranean, the...

Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

Adventure, Puzzle, Detective, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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: Nintendo Switch → 20 September 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...

BROK the InvestiGator

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 March 2023

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...

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy

Collection, Adventure, Visual novel, Detective, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 January 2024

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Detective visual novel in the Ace Attorney series, where players take on the role of a lawyer and investigate various cases. The action takes place several years...

Bahnsen Knights

Visual novel, Detective, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 December 2023

The game takes place in 1986 in Tornado Alley, USA. The main character is an undercover agent who has infiltrated a religious cult known as the Knights of Banzen...

Three Minutes to Eight

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 December 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...

Detective

Best Games in the Detective genre for Nintendo Switch