Detective 2021 for PlayStation 4 — top best games in the Detective genre

Disco Elysium - a game in the Detective genre

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Interactive movie, Detective

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 March 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Disco Elysium, a text-based RPG with an isometric camera and a point-and-click interface, received worldwide acclaim for its story and unusual role-playing...

Night Book

Adventure, Horror, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Detective

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 July 2021

Steam: 67/100

Night Book is an adventure horror game in the genre of interactive cinema with point and click elements. Lauralyn works night shifts remotely from home, translating...

Lacuna — A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure

Adventure, Detective, Side view, Science fiction, Cyberpunk

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 December 2021

Steam: 92/100

A fascinating journey into the world of science fiction, cyberpunk and noir, where, in the role of detective Neil Conrad, the player faces complex moral choices...

Backbone

Adventure, Stealth, Indie, Side view, Detective, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 October 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 65/100

Backbone is a noir detective role-playing game in the spirit of Wolf Among Us, where all the characters are anthropomorphic animals. The game tells the story of...

Darkside Detective

Adventure, Side view, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 April 2021

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Darkside Detective is a noir adventure detective story that contains references to the popular TV series Twin Peaks and True Detective. The events take place in the...

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 4 August 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...

The Good Life

Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world, Detective

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 October 2021

Steam: 54/100

Metacritic: 58/100

The Good Life is a 3D third-person adventure with RPG elements from the creators of Deadly Premonition and D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die. The action takes place in...

Disjunction

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 January 2021

Steam: 72/100

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...

Tangle Tower

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Detective, Point & Click

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 October 2021

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Tangle Tower is a detective point and click adventure where you have to solve the exciting murder mystery of Freya Fellow. You'll explore a strange and mysterious...

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

Adventure, Arcade, Visual novel, Simulation, Detective

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 July 2021

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is a collection of unusual adventure arcade games with visual novel elements, where the gameplay revolves around verbal battles in...

Dark Nights with Poe and Munro

Detective, Point & Click, Horror

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 4 May 2021

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This episodic supernatural story follows Poe and Munro, hosts at a local radio station. The player guides the pair through six TV-style episodes, where strange...

SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 October 2021

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 90/100

A murder-mystery visual novel about ten friends gathered at a secluded mountain resort for Halloween. Their party turns into a night of horror when one of the...

Sanity of Morris

Detective, First-person view, Survival horror

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 March 2021

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 35/100

Sanity of Morris is a psychological horror adventure about searching for a father while trying to stay sane. The protagonist uses a flashlight to reveal clues and...

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Best Games in the Detective genre of 2021 for PlayStation 4