Detective

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

September 28, 2022

Steam: 92/100

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...

The Pines

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world, Detective, Survival horror, Exploration

2027

Psychological role-playing horror, where the line between reality and madness becomes thinner with each new discovery. After a failed investigation, former...

Rehaunted

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Detective, Survival horror, Walking Simulator, Horror

September 14, 2026

Steam: 71/100

A psychological detective horror where the investigation of a mysterious murder gradually turns into a journey through a maze of lies, contradictions, and hidden...

Buried Stars

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Detective

July 30, 2020

Steam: 73/100

A detective adventure set at the site of a building collapse during a live broadcast of a survival show. Trapped beneath the rubble, the contestants and staff try...

Voyeur

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Adult game, Interactive movie, Detective, Point & Click, Hidden Objects

October 12, 2020

Steam: 83/100

Voyeur is a first-person adventure with puzzle, adult and interactive cinema elements from developers Philips P.O.V. Entertainment Group. The main publisher of the...

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

Arcade, Visual novel, Logic, Anime / Manga, Detective

October 10, 2013

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is a visual novel with elements of a Japanese-style dating simulator. Only the most talented students in any field are accepted...

Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Detective

August 4, 2022

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 76/100

Visual novel from the creators of Endless Summer. The main character is the son of a Soviet diplomat, who has lived in Japan since childhood. After his parents...

Mato Anomalies

Anime / Manga, Detective, Japanese role-playing game

March 10, 2023

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Mato Anomalies is a turn-based RPG set in Mato, a fantasy neo-futuristic version of an ancient Oriental city. Players control two protagonists, Doe and Gram...

Sherlock Holmes The Awakened

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

April 11, 2023

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 81/100

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...

DOOMED Detective Game

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

March 25, 2025

Steam: 46/100

A detective game in which all NPC is controlled by artificial intelligence, and the investigation is conducted through live communication through a microphone...

The Darkest Files

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

March 25, 2025

Steam: 95/100

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...

The Shadow Syndicate

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

Q1 2027

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...

Grave Seasons

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Detective, Farm Simulator, Role-playing game

March 9, 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

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 Silver Crow

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

July 30, 2026

Steam: 93/100

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...

Sherlock Holmes: Night Stalker

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

August 21, 2026

Steam: 88/100

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...

Post Mortem (2002)

Adventure, First-person view, Point & Click, Detective

November 1, 2002

Players: 10/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This first-person detective adventure is set in Paris, where former New York detective Gus Macpherson has returned to pursue painting. A woman hires him to...

Ghost Case

Detective, Adventure

October 23, 2023

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 58/100

Detective Ren Larsen is investigating a terrible murder that happened 20 years ago. The main character explores different locations of the city, where he collects...

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy

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

January 25, 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence

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

December 9, 2025

Steam: 91/100

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...

Song of Farca

Adventure, Simulation, Futurism (Future), Interactive movie, Visual novel, Logic, Cyberpunk, Detective, Point & Click

July 22, 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

Song of Farca is a detective adventure with visual novel elements in a cyberpunk setting. The game takes place in the near future, where technology has become...

Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!

Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Point & Click, Detective

November 7, 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 80/100

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...

Inworld Origins

Adventure, Free game, Interactive movie, Detective, Science fiction, Role-playing game

July 27, 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 70/100

A free interactive film where the characters are based on artificial intelligence technology. The main action takes place in a futuristic city with people and...

Pneumata

Horror, First-person view, Survival, Detective, Action, Survival horror, Exploration

September 19, 2024

Players: 1.5/10

Steam: 47/100

Metacritic: 52/100

In the role of a detective, the player explores a gloomy mansion and crime scenes to find the reason for the disappearances. We need to piece together the evidence...

Case Closed (2026)

Isometric, Puzzle, Detective, Casual game, Point & Click

February 7, 2026

Steam: 50/100

An isometric adventure about the ambitious detective Gonzalez, investigating the strange murder of a famous Hollywood actor. You need to solve puzzles, search for...

Artificial Detective

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Comedy, Detective

2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An adventure action game where the story of humanity's disappearance is revealed through the eyes of a robot detective. Waking up without memories in a decopunk...

Going my way?

Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Trains, Indie, Detective

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A dark narrative game where you become the conductor of a train traveling through a world consumed by madness. Among the ordinary passengers, there are the...

Virginia

Adventure, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Detective

September 22, 2016

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Virginia is a first-person adventure thriller inspired by Twin Peaks and True Detective. The game takes place in 1992 in the small town of Kingdom in Virginia...

The Shapeshifting Detective

Adventure, First-person view, Interactive movie, Indie, Detective

November 5, 2018

Players: 5.2/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 72/100

The Shapeshifting Detective is an interactive adventure thriller with a first-person view. The game revolves around a detective who is trying to find those...

Repo Man

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Role-playing game, Detective, Stealth

2026

Anticipation Rating: 8.7/10

Repo Man is an unusual simulator with a first-person view, where you, in the role of a collector, have to extract debts from different people, using all available...

Kona 2: Brume

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

October 18, 2023

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 80/100

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...

Murders on the Yangtze River

Adventure, Puzzle, Detective

January 30, 2024

Steam: 96/100

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...

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

Steam: 58/100

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...

Loco Motive

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

November 21, 2024

Steam: 92/100

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...

Delete After Reading

Puzzle, Detective, Adventure, Visual novel, Comedy, Point & Click

March 14, 2023

Steam: 89/100

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...

Anonymous Hacker Simulator: Prologue

Simulation, First-person view, Cyberpunk, Sandbox, Detective

August 28, 2023

Steam: 90/100

Free prologue to the game Anonymous Hacker Simulator, representing the opening chapter of the full version. The gamer, in the role of an anonymous hacker, uses...

DEATH NOTE Killer Within

Online, Detective, Casual game, Cooperative (co-op), Tactics, Strategy

November 5, 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

Equinox: Homecoming

Role-playing game, Adventure, MMO, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world, Detective

May 8, 2025

Steam: 80/100

The main character explores Alderwood Island and tries to find her missing mother. You can ride a horse and race with other players. You also need to take care of...

Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness

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

March 23, 2021

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 68/100

A detective adventure in the spirit of Lovecraftian horror, inspired by the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. The story unfolds around private detective Lown...

Mini Murder Mysteries

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

June 23, 2026

Steam: 95/100

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...

The Slaughter: Act One

Detective, Adventure, Historical

January 28, 2016

Steam: 84/100

This noir detective adventure is set in Victorian London, where private investigator Sydney Emerson takes up the trail of a killer. The case pulls him out of his...

Best Games in the Detective genre