Detective

N.O.X.

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

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

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...

Crushed In Time

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

June 10, 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...

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...

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...

The Case of the Golden Idol

Adventure, Side view, Detective

October 13, 2022

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...

Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories

Free game, Puzzle, Adventure, Detective, Logic, Hidden Objects, Casual game

September 30, 2022

Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories is a free collection of puzzles for fans of real-life quests. There is a single mode and online for up to five people. In each story...

Crime Detective: Red Flags

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Old school, Detective

October 21, 2025

Ordinary teenager Cody Harper finds himself under house arrest in suburban America in the 1980s. It seems like nothing serious: boring days, small part-time jobs in...

The Dark Rites of Arkham

Adventure, Point & Click, Exploration, Fantasy, Old school, Detective

February 3, 2026

Players: 7.5/10

A detective quest inspired by the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. The game tells the story of detective Jack Foster, who returned to the police department after...

Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged

Adventure, Detective, Indie

September 19, 2024

Metacritic: 84/100

A remaster of the original 1996 adventure Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars. The game received improved graphics and support for 4K resolution. The main...

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...

Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

Adventure, Puzzle, Detective, Comedy

May 23, 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...

Crowalt: Traces of the Lost Colony

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

January 6, 2022

Players: 5.5/10

A traditional quest where you need to search, combine, and use items to solve puzzles. The game's plot is based on one of the greatest mysteries in the history of...

Grave Seasons

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Detective, Farm Simulator

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...

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

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

September 28, 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...

Decapolice

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

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...

The Isle Tide Hotel

Detective, Visual novel, Replayability

September 12, 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...

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...

Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue

Free game, Simulation, First-person view, Action, Exploration, Comedy, Detective

April 4, 2024

Players: 9.8/10

A free prologue for Crime Scene Cleaner, featuring the everyday life of a crime scene cleaner. Players take on the role of a man who works for the mafia, literally...

The Roottrees are Dead

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

January 15, 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...

Detective: Shadows of Sin City

Detective, Adventure, Puzzle, Logic, Text quest

July 31, 2023

The player in the role of detective Michael Colt investigates the most complicated cases. At crime scenes, it is important to collect all the evidence that will...

Directorate Novitiate

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Fantasy, Detective

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The main character is a sorceress with the pseudonym "Mercury", which is opposed to mystical criminals and groups in Los Angeles. The girl also wants to find a...

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 - Mysteria Ecclesiae

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, DLC, First-person view, Historical, Exploration, Open world, Medieval era, Crafting, Detective

November 11, 2025

Metacritic: 85/100

A story expansion that takes the action to the gloomy Sedlec Monastery, engulfed in a deadly epidemic. An atmosphere of anxiety and despair permeates every hall of...

Sherlock Holmes: Night Stalker

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Visual novel, Detective

August 21, 2026

A detective adventure set in the gloomy atmosphere of 19th century London. On the outskirts of the city, shrouded in fog, a mysterious murder of Sir Charles...

Jekyll & Hyde

Detective, Puzzle, Visual novel

November 22, 2017

Players: 8.9/10

A text-based game based on the original story of Jekyll and Hyde, set in 19th century London. The player collects clues and solves puzzles to solve the crime. The...

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...

Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising

Stealth, Cyberpunk, Adventure, Action, Open world, Futurism (Future), Detective, Isometric

April 25, 2023

The events of the game take place in an alternative Japan around a young shinobi who is trying to find the person responsible for the death of a certain heiress. As...

City Legends: Trapped In Mirror

Hidden Objects, Puzzle, Detective

August 30, 2022

To write a book about Bloody Mary, the main character goes to the Pennsylvania Museum, where there is a unique exhibit — a mirror. But the legend turns out to...

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...

The Deed: Dynasty

Adventure, Top-down view, Visual novel, Indie, Detective

May 10, 2016

A standalone story expansion for the game The Deed, developing its main concept. The player will still have to commit a murder, carefully plan their actions, plant...

Among Us Story: On Guard

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Point & Click, Casual game, Comedy, Space, Detective

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A narrative adventure in the universe of Among Us, where life aboard a spaceship turns out to be much more dangerous than it seems at first glance. As part of the...

Thimbleweed Park 2

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

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

July 22, 2026

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

Who's Lila?

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Point & Click, Exploration, Detective

February 24, 2022

William's classmate Tanya Kennedy has disappeared, and he is the last person who saw her before her disappearance. During conversations, the player does not choose...

Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!

Adventure, Puzzle, Detective

November 7, 2024

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Detectives Sonny and Marty from Chicken Police continue to do their job. During the investigation, the heroes end up in the Hive — a ghetto inhabited by insects...

Ace Attorney Investigations Collection

Adventure, Detective, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

September 6, 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...

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...

Broken Sword - Parzival's Stone

Adventure, Indie, Detective

2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A new adventure between the extravagant journalist Nico Collard and the fearless American George Stobbart. The heroes try to uncover a conspiracy involving Nazis...

KILLER INN

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Online, Third-person view, Detective

February 12, 2026

Atmospheric online shooter in the genre of social deduction. The events of the game take place in a castle. All players are divided into two roles: "wolves" and...

Mini Murder Mysteries

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

June 23, 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...

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...

Best Games in the Detective genre