Detective

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

October 31, 2019

Steam: 64/100

The Lighthouse is a first-person horror adventure. Events begin on February 19, 1964. You'll take on the role of James Irwin, a former detective turned private...

White Day 2: The Flower That Tells Lies

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

February 16, 2023

Steam: 45/100

On the night of March 14, 2001, exactly the day after the accident at Yongdu High School, four boys return there to solve haunting mysteries. All people are talking...

Floor 13: Deep State

Adventure, Indie, Point & Click, Detective

November 2, 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 32/100

Floor 13: Deep State is a text adventure thriller inspired by the classic 90's game Floor 13. In a free society, citizens can make their own decisions, argue with...

Clue/Cluedo: The Classic Mystery Game

Tactics, Indie, Board / Group Game, Mysticism / Supernatural, Online, Isometric, Top-down view, Strategy, Casual game, Detective

December 26, 2016

Steam: 87/100

Clue/Cluedo: The Classic Mystery Game is an indie tactical board game with mystical elements and an isometric view. You will join Scarlett, Mustard, Peacock, Green...

The Last Case of John Morley

Adventure, Exploration, Detective

November 27, 2025

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Set in the 1940s, this first-person narrative adventure follows detective John Morley as he investigates a long-unsolved murder. After months in hospital, the...

Voodoo Detective

Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click, Detective, Comedy

May 24, 2022

Steam: 95/100

Voodoo Detective is a point and click adventure puzzle game. New Guinen: A small island town steeped in rich voodoo culture, overrun with chain stores and teeming...

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

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

April 15, 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...

Night Escape

Free game, Online, Third-person view, Survival horror, Exploration, Detective, Horror

December 5, 2023

Steam: 62/100

A free multiplayer horror game set in a gloomy mansion. One part of gamers acts as survivors, while the other player is a killer hunting for...

Brinkmanship

Adventure, Walking Simulator, Detective, First-person view, Science fiction, Space

May 11, 2024

Steam: 84/100

A sci-fi mystery about a colony ship that secretly changed course. There are 30,000 people on board. The gamer must explore the premises to find out what is...

REARVIEW MIRROR

Visual novel, Indie, Comics, Detective

January 25, 2024

Steam: 88/100

A detective visual novel in which the player is constantly in a car and gives rides to various passengers, communicating with them and observing through the...

Predefined

Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Detective, Puzzle, Casual game

August 1, 2023

Steam: 87/100

The events of the game take place in the near dystopian future, teetering on the edge of cyberpunk. This is a world where advanced technology coexists with archaic...

Законы Надрагии

Adventure, Simulation, Isometric, Visual novel, Comedy, Detective

2026

A prosecutor simulator with elements of a detective visual novel. The game takes place in Nadragia, where the era of tyranny began after the revolution. Players in...

Allelon

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

May 5, 2026

Steam: 66/100

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...

They Are Here: Alien Abduction Horror

Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Indie, Science fiction, Exploration, Detective, Walking Simulator

2026

Cinematic first-person horror inspired by classic sci-fi thrillers about alien abductions. The plot centers around journalist Taylor Fox, who goes to investigate...

Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder

Visual novel, Detective, Text quest

May 26, 2017

Steam: 82/100

A detective visual novel about a locked-room murder aboard a cruise ship setting out on its maiden voyage half a century after two passengers died there. Gilligan...

Mysteryville

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Hidden Objects, Detective

January 18, 2007

Steam: 100/100

Mysteryville is a first-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from developers from NevoSoft studio. The game is published by Reflexive Entertainment...

FBI Agent Simulator

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

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...

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...

The Library of Babel

Puzzle, Platformer, Side view, Detective, Post-apocalyptic

April 7, 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 70/100

The game takes place in a dystopian future where humanity has long since died out and the world is populated by high-tech robots. The main character investigates a...

Scene Investigators

Hidden Objects, Detective, Simulation, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic

October 24, 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 74/100

A detective game set in the future. The main character must unravel complex cases in order to pass the exam and become a real investigator. You need to explore the...

A Case of Distrust

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

February 8, 2018

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 77/100

An interactive detective story set in San Francisco in 1924. The main character is detective Phyllis Cadence Malone. She investigates various criminal cases...

Crime Screen: Detective Cases

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

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...

Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery

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

July 28, 2025

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 65/100

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...

Black Closet

Detective, Strategy, Role-playing game

September 16, 2015

Steam: 91/100

This detective strategy game with role-playing elements is set in an elite boarding school where reputation and political rivalry matter. The player directs...

Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion

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

November 15, 2000

Steam: 85/100

This first-person detective adventure combines puzzles with point-and-click controls in a haunted Victorian mansion in San Francisco. Nancy Drew arrives at a...

Bolt Riley, A Reggae Adventure

Adventure, Indie, Point & Click, Music game, Detective, Mini-game / browser-based

April 20, 2016

Steam: 41/100

This 2D point-and-click adventure follows a young musician’s path to fame in Jamaica. Bolt Riley, a poor boy from Trenchtown, struggles to survive and faces a gang...

The Peterson Case

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Walking Simulator, Detective

2020

Anticipation Rating: 6.7/10

The Peterson Case is a first-person horror adventure with puzzle elements. The events of the game take place after the Roswell Incident, which occurred in July...

Disjunction

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

January 28, 2021

Steam: 71/100

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...

She Sees Red

Interactive movie, Detective, Adventure, Indie

July 11, 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 76/100

An interactive detective story with live actors about a mysterious murder in a nightclub. The main character tries to figure out what happened, but the owner of the...

BrokenLore: DON'T WATCH

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Detective

April 25, 2025

Steam: 82/100

Psychological horror from the Brokenlore series. Shinji - Hikikomori (young hermit), locked in his apartment in Tokyo. Debts are growing, the family does not...

Deadly Quiet

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

May 30, 2025

Steam: 55/100

A cooperative asymmetrical horror game for four players, set in the ominous forest of Hoya Baciu. The bodycam effect enhances immersion, conveying an unsettling...

Mutropolis

Adventure, Puzzle, Science fiction, Indie, Detective

February 18, 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...

Vampire: The Masquerade — ETERNAL WHISPERS

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

2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

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...

Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Silver Earring

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

August 26, 2004

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 68/100

This third-person detective adventure with point-and-click controls is set in London in 1895, where a wealthy construction tycoon has been murdered in his mansion...

Silver Case

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

October 6, 2016

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...

NUTS

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

January 22, 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...

Mask of the Rose

Visual novel, Interactive movie, Adventure, Detective, Role-playing game

June 8, 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Detective visual novel from the creators suns Sea: zubmariner edition and suns skies. The game is a background for all events in the Fallen London universe. Its...

The Rewinder

Indie, Adventure, Detective, Side view, Puzzle, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural

September 10, 2021

Steam: 92/100

An adventure based on Chinese mythology. The main character's name is Yun, he is the last known "Rewinder" who can communicate with spirits and examine other...

Go Home Annie

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

December 10, 2024

Players: 8/10

Steam: 79/100

A psychological game about Annie, an employee of the SCP Foundation. This organization studies anomalies and supernatural events, and also protects people from...

Crowalt: Traces of the Lost Colony

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

January 6, 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 77/100

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...

Best Games in the Detective genre