Detective 2021 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Detective genre

Disco Elysium - a game in the Detective genre

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Interactive movie, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 October 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Disco Elysium, a text-based RPG with an isometric camera and a point-and-click interface, received worldwide acclaim for its story and unusual role-playing...

Night Book

Adventure, Horror, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 July 2021

Steam: 67/100

Night Book is an adventure horror game in the genre of interactive cinema with point and click elements. Lauralyn works night shifts remotely from home, translating...

Lacuna — A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure

Adventure, Detective, Side view, Science fiction, Cyberpunk

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 December 2021

Steam: 92/100

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...

Backbone

Adventure, Stealth, Indie, Side view, Detective, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 65/100

Backbone is a noir detective role-playing game in the spirit of Wolf Among Us, where all the characters are anthropomorphic animals. The game tells the story of...

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 April 2021

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark is a point and click adventure puzzle game with a side view. Twin Lakes is a damn town. Damned enough to pay attention...

The Good Life

Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2021

Steam: 54/100

Metacritic: 58/100

The Good Life is a 3D third-person adventure with RPG elements from the creators of Deadly Premonition and D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die. The action takes place in...

The 25th Ward: The Silver Case

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 July 2021

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 68/100

The 25th Ward: The Silver Case is a continuation of the Japanese-style adventure visual novel Silver Case. The events of the game take place five years after the...

Silver Case

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 July 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Silver Case — adventure visual novel in Japanese style. The game is dedicated to the investigation of a series of brutal murders that occurred in a city area...

Disjunction

Role-playing game, Action, Stealth, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie, Detective, Shooter

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2021

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Disjunction is an isometric action role-playing game inspired by cyberpunk style and old school games. The game takes place in 2048 in New York. You can decide for...

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

Adventure, Arcade, Visual novel, Simulation, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 July 2021

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is a collection of unusual adventure arcade games with visual novel elements, where the gameplay revolves around verbal battles in...

Kathy Rain: Director’s Cut

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 October 2021

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is a side-scrolling point and click adventure. Extended version of the plot: with a longer final part, hundreds of lines of additional...

Overboard!

Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 June 2021

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Overboard! is an adventure puzzle game in the style of a visual novel. Blackmailing a spy. Love. Killing an opponent. Deceptions. Witness drugs. Lies, friendship...

NUTS

First-person view, Adventure, Action, Simulation, Indie, Detective, Walking Simulator

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 February 2021

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 67/100

NUTS is an indie action adventure game with simulation elements and a first-person view. Your mission briefing will give you a starting point, but it will be up to...

Mutropolis

Adventure, Puzzle, Science fiction, Indie, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 February 2021

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A science fiction adventure set on the abandoned planet Earth in the year 5000. The protagonist and a team of archaeologists are exploring the ruins of an ancient...

Pecaminosa - A Pixel Noir Game

Action, Indie, Role-playing game, Shooter, Top-down view, In real time, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2021

Steam: 50/100

Pecaminosa — A Pixel Noir Game is a mystical indie action thriller with RPG elements in a noir-pixel style that will take you to the dark streets of the town...

Detective

Best Games in the Detective genre of 2021 for Nintendo Switch (Game released)