Detective

Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Detective

May 16, 2025

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 99/100

A vibrant adventure to explore Limbo, a Latin American underworld full of danger, intrigue and humor. You need to help the characters you meet solve various...

Mindcop

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

November 15, 2024

Steam: 94/100

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...

At Dead of Night

Strategy, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Point & Click, Detective, Survival horror

November 19, 2020

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 93/100

The main heroine Maya finds herself trapped in a remote hotel run by the psychopath Jimmy Hall. Her friends are tied up and inside the building, while Jimmy patrols...

Kona

Adventure, First-person view, Survival, Detective

March 17, 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Kona: Day One is a survival adventure game with a first-person perspective. The game takes place in 1970, in Northern Quebec. Private detective Carl Faubert, a war...

Sacred Fire: A Role Playing Game

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Indie, Detective

October 18, 2021

Steam: 94/100

Sacred Fire: A Role Playing Game is an unusual turn-based role-playing game that will take you back to the ancient times of Caledonia. Events will tell about...

On Your Tail

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

December 16, 2024

Steam: 87/100

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...

Batman: Caped Crusader - Chronicles

Adventure, Comics, Interactive movie, Cooperative (co-op), Detective

July 31, 2026

Players: 10/10

Cooperative detective game based on the animated series "Batman: Caped Crusader". Instead of the Dark Knight himself, the main characters are young detectives from...

Mycopsychosys: Project Jupiter

Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Visual novel, Old school, Detective, Indie, Role-playing game

October 5, 2026

Steam: 97/100

A story-driven horror game about the work of the Department for Combating Epidemics, set in Spain amid the spread of a deadly infection. The main character, Hugo...

The End of the Sun

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Detective, Walking Simulator

January 29, 2025

Players: 8/10

Steam: 97/100

An adventure game inspired by Slavic mythology and ancient culture. By exploring the world during major festivals that change with the seasons, you can immerse...

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...

I AM RIPPER

Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Detective

2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A dark game from the authors of Ether One, The Occupation and Dahlia View, set in the UK in 1988. We need to investigate a series of murders taking place in a...

Sister Ray

Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Survival, Detective

June 1, 2026

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 95/100

A dark two-dimensional RPG with survival elements, telling the story of an artist named Ray, who is trying to cope with addiction while taking care of her younger...

Cube Escape

Puzzle, Horror, Adventure, Detective, Online, Free game, Point & Click

June 9, 2009

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Detective

June 24, 2010

Players: 10/10

Steam: 97/100

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...

Unheard

Indie, Adventure, Puzzle, Horror, Top-down view, Point & Click, Detective

March 29, 2019

Steam: 91/100

Unheard is an indie horror adventure with puzzle elements and a top-down view. You have to put on headphones and go back in time. Use the voices you hear to return...

Agni: Village of Calamity

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Zombies, Detective, Survival horror, Exploration, Puzzle

2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The game's plot tells the story of Agni, a female investigator from a secret Indonesian police unit. She travels to a mysterious village to uncover its dark secrets...

Eternal Threads

Logic, Puzzle, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Detective

May 19, 2022

Players: 9/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

is an adventure puzzle game where the whole point is tied to time manipulation. The story follows Forty-Three, a man from the future, sent to save six residents of...

The Dark Rites of Arkham

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

February 3, 2026

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 97/100

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...

The Incident at Galley House

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

July 14, 2026

Steam: 97/100

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...

Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story

Adventure, Puzzle, Interactive movie, Text quest, Indie, Casual game, Detective

September 20, 2017

Steam: 91/100

Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story is an unusual adventure for mobile platforms. The game is based on the gameplay where all the events take place on someone's phone...

Return of the Obra Dinn

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

October 18, 2018

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Return of the Obra Dinn is an adventure detective from the creator papers, please, which will tell about the Dinn Disablast, which hides many secrets. You have to...

The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story

Interactive movie, Adventure, Historical, Detective

May 12, 2022

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 72/100

The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story is a Japanese-style interactive adventure where you investigate a series of mysterious murders that span a century. The four...

Three Minutes to Eight

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

October 23, 2023

Steam: 63/100

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...

Crime Detective: Red Flags

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

October 21, 2025

Steam: 61/100

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...

N.O.X.

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

November 6, 2025

Steam: 51/100

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...

Who's Lila?

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

February 24, 2022

Steam: 95/100

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...

Ghost in the SQL Data

Educational game (Education), Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Text quest, Detective, Strategy, Simulation

2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A detective game where players will investigate crimes using the SQL programming language. Instead of the usual search for clues in locations, players need to work...

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Action, Adventure, Horror, In real time, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Detective, Walking Simulator, Exploration

September 25, 2014

Players: 7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is an atmospheric adventure with a first-person view and horror elements. You take control of a detective searching for a missing boy...

Broken Sword - Parzival's Stone

Adventure, Indie, Detective, Point & Click, Puzzle

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...

Simulacra

Adventure, Puzzle, Horror, Detective, Point & Click

October 26, 2017

Players: 9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Simulacra is an unusual detective puzzle game for mobile platforms. You have found a phone belonging to a missing girl named Anna. In it you see a video of Anna...

The Rise of the Golden Idol

Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Detective

November 12, 2024

Steam: 94/100

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...

Fatal Train

Online, First-person view, Puzzle, Trains, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Exploration, Detective

October 15, 2026

Steam: 9/100

Multiplayer roguelite detective game where you need to solve a murder on a moving train. The main feature is procedural generation. Each time the train is arranged...

L.A. Noire: Complete Edition

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Collection, Logic, Detective, Open world

July 7, 2011

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Set in post-war Los Angeles during Hollywood’s Golden Age, this detective adventure follows Cole Phelps, an LAPD detective. Amid corruption and rising crime, he...

Rough Justice: '84

Strategy, Detective, Business / Management, Isometric, Old school, Board / Group Game, Indie

March 13, 2023

Steam: 64/100

A strategy game inspired by board games. The gamer uses dice and cards to run a private security agency. It is necessary to hire new workers and send them to...

Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil

Horror, Stealth, Side view, Survival, Detective, Metroidvania, Survival horror, Gothic

2026

A dark pixel game set in the 19th century. The main character is a detective haunted by a recent loss. He must solve a terrible crime and survive in an ancient...

Whispers in the West - Co-op Murder Mystery

Cooperative (co-op), Online, Detective, Side view, Indie, Point & Click

July 25, 2023

Steam: 68/100

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...

KILLER INN

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

February 12, 2026

Steam: 43/100

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...

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Detective

January 12, 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony is an adventure visual novel set in the Danganronpa universe. Welcome to the new world of Danganronpa. The most ambitious and...

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Detective

January 22, 2013

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is an anime visual novel. This episode takes place in a courtroom. You'll experience the thrill of protecting clients in the...

West Hunt

Online, Cooperative (co-op), Stealth, Detective, Tactics, Casual game, Indie, Action, Role-playing game, Hidden Objects

June 15, 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 85/100

West Hunt is a multi-player cooperative stealth role-playing game in the detective genre. Playing as a criminal, you have to complete all missions and not get...

Best Games in the Detective genre