Detective

July 5, 2025

Players: 9.9/10

The game takes place in the gloomy winter town of Frost Falls. The main character is a detective who investigates crimes using gadget screens. You need to collect...

Tiny Room Stories Town Mystery

Puzzle, Detective, Hidden Objects, Exploration, Indie

January 25, 2019

Players: 9.7/10

The main character of the game is a private detective who went to a small town at the request of his father. All the residents of the city have disappeared, and...

The Dark Rites of Arkham

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

February 3, 2026

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...

Dodgy Deliveries

Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Horror, Indie, Adventure, Exploration, Detective, Casual game

January 31, 2025

In the game, you need to run your own delivery service with your friends, fulfilling orders all over the city to collect enough money to pay the rent. The city...

Dream Detective: Merge Game

Adventure, Exploration, Detective, Top-down view, Casual game, Puzzle

October 10, 2023

Steam: 73/100

A creative casual game that combines object search and match-3 puzzles. The main character explores a long-abandoned detective academy and tries to uncover...

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...

A Bavarian Tale - Totgeschwiegen

Third-person view, Detective

September 15, 2021

Players: 6/10

The game takes place in the picturesque Bavarian village of Wolpertshofen, full of dark secrets, unexplained events and social tensions, in 1866. A detective comes...

Prison Life

Detective, Online, Casual game, Cooperative (co-op), Tactics, Role-playing game, Indie

July 26, 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Prison Life is a multi-player co-op detective game with RPG and tactical elements. You'll be able to play alongside 3-11 other players, with each player given a...

Terminal Madness: Awakening

Puzzle, Casual game, Comedy, Adventure, Detective

March 13, 2023

Players: 3.2/10

The main character named Krypto is trying to become a hacker. He wants the Supreme Master to help him become the greatest expert in this field. But soon the hero...

Kill The Shadow

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Side view, Exploration, Old school, Detective

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A role-playing adventure detective game in which the player investigates a series of strange murders that occurred in different areas of the city. To uncover the...

Negative Atmosphere: Emergency Room

Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Puzzle, Free game, Science fiction, Detective

January 27, 2023

Players: 6.7/10

Realistic and eerie surgeon simulator, serving as a prequel to the horror Negative Atmosphere. Samuel Edwards is the chief medical officer of the TRH Rusanov...

Ghost Case

Detective, Adventure

October 23, 2023

Players: 8.3/10

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...

FBI Agent Simulator

Adventure, Shooter, Third-person view, Stealth, Business / Management, Action, Detective, Indie

2021

Anticipation Rating: 8.5/10

An action adventure with elements of management, where you have to work in the heart of the city of sin. Crime has flooded the streets: murders, thefts...

TR-49

First-person view, Puzzle, Visual novel, Detective

January 21, 2026

Metacritic: 83/100

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...

Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery

Comedy, Detective, Adventure, Casual game, Indie

October 27, 2022

Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery is a humorous detective adventure with cartoon graphics. In the game you will try on the role of a frog Detective who is...

Tokyo Debunker

Adventure, Detective, Anime / Manga, Mysticism / Supernatural, Top-down view, Exploration

April 18, 2024

Players: 7.8/10

The player uncovers supernatural cases in Tokyo along with devilishly beautiful ghouls and quirky cat familiars. Students of the prestigious Darkwick Academy sold...

Loop Theory

Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Detective

March 26, 2024

A short game that takes about 45 minutes to complete. The main character investigates a crime related to his past and paranormal events. You need to explore a...

Broken Voyage

Horror, First-person view, Free game, Exploration, Detective

April 23, 2026

A detective adventure with a Lovecraftian atmosphere, set in 1921 on the abandoned ship "Emma". After receiving a distress signal, the hero arrives on the vessel...

Treason

First-person view, Shooter, Detective, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

February 1, 2023

A multiplayer social game in which gamers try to identify killers. At the beginning of the round, some random characters become traitors, their goal is to kill...

Combustion

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

2026

Anticipation Rating: 5/10

An action-adventure RPG with anthropomorphic animals, inspired by old-school projects from the era of the first PlayStation. Norrune, a city of oil rigs, is...

Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery

Puzzle, Match-3 (Three in a row), Cooperative (co-op), Hidden Objects, Detective

July 28, 2025

Players: 5.5/10

The adventures of the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, who travels through the locations from the books, where he solves puzzles to find the criminal who...

NCIS: Hidden Crimes

Detective, Adventure, Hidden Objects, Isometric

September 14, 2016

The player joins the heroes of the NCIS series to investigate murders and espionage related to the US Navy and Marine Corps. The gamer finds hidden objects...

Moonshot - The Great Espionage

Free game, Platformer, Puzzle, Detective, Old school

July 30, 2021

A free fantasy platformer with stealth elements, set in an alternate 60s. The main character is a spy who must reveal classified NASA...

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...

Phantom Watcher

First-person view, Horror, Puzzle, Strategy, Detective

May 22, 2024

The player controls the power distribution inside the haunted hospital to explore different rooms, gather information and survive. There are 10 different types of...

Delete After Reading

Puzzle, Detective, Adventure, Visual novel, Comedy

March 14, 2023

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...

Allelon

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Indie, Free game, Exploration, Detective

May 5, 2026

A free third-person stealth detective game set in the futuristic city of Andropolis, where human consciousness has migrated into robot bodies. The story intertwines...

Case Closed (2026)

Isometric, Puzzle, Detective

February 7, 2026

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

Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club

Adventure, Visual novel, Detective, Anime / Manga

August 29, 2024

Metacritic: 74/100

The hero investigates the murder of a student whose head was covered with a paper bag with a creepy laughing face. The mysterious case turns out to be connected to...

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...

Vampire: The Masquerade — ETERNAL WHISPERS

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Detective

2027

A narrative role-playing game set in the World of Darkness universe. Players will encounter a rich story, the development of which depends on certain choices. The...

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...

Sleight of Hand

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

2026

A stealth game about a detective-occultist, set in a gloomy rainy city, where you need to eliminate a witch coven. The character uses his deck of unique cards as...

Conscience

Free game, First-person view, Horror, Adventure, Detective, Indie, Exploration

November 23, 2024

Players: 7.2/10

Free noir horror about a private detective hired to uncover the truth about a mysterious murder. Players need to explore the victim's apartment and find clues that...

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...

Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past

First-person view, Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Detective

December 16, 2025

The main character finds themselves in a mysterious mansion, from which they must find a way out. The character is constantly haunted by the feeling that someone...

Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence

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

December 9, 2025

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...

Jailbreak Lockdown

Free game, Action, Indie, Online, Detective

December 21, 2018

A free multiplayer game in which one player tries to escape from prison, and the other needs to catch him. The main goal of the convict is to escape from prison at...

100 Cats Lost In Poland Find & Color

Puzzle, Detective, Casual game, Cooperative (co-op)

August 1, 2025

A co-op game where the player tries to find 100 cats in a detailed image. The player also needs to color the picture by numbers using a variety of colors. The...

The Bureau of Fantastical & Arcane Affairs

Adventure, First-person view, Casual game, Comedy, Fantasy, Open world, Detective, Role-playing game

2026

An action role-playing game in which you need to inspect a fantasy world for suitability for adventures. Players will have to join a special Bureau of Fantastic and...

Best Games in the Detective genre