Detective for PC — top best games in the Detective genre

Strange Antiquities - a game in the Detective genre

Simulation, Puzzle, Logic, Casual game, Detective, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 17 September 2025

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A mysterious antique shop in Andermere opens its doors to those who are ready to touch the secrets hidden between the world of the living and the otherworldly. The...

Silver Pines

Adventure, Horror, Side view, Exploration, Detective, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 8 October 2026

Players: 9/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 86/100

The main character is a private detective, Red Walker, who travels to the mysterious town of Silver Pines to investigate the disappearance of musician Eddie Velvet...

Disco Elysium

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

Game released: PC → 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...

The Sinking City 2

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Detective, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 18 August 2026

VGTimes: 6.8/10

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 76/100

A third-person survival horror adventure set in a Lovecraftian environment, taking place in flooded Arkham in the 1920s. The city with streets covered in water...

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Old school, Action, Detective

Game released: PC → 16 April 2026

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A dynamic shooter made in the spirit of classic Disney cartoons of the 30s. The plot follows a private detective who tries to stop corrupt politicians from seizing...

Nobody Wants to Die

Action, First-person view, Detective, Adventure, Science fiction, Cyberpunk

Game released: PC → 17 July 2024

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 77/100

The game takes place in the gloomy New York of 2329. The main character is detective James Carra, who, with the support of police officer Sarah Kaya, is...

BLACKSAD: Under the Skin

Adventure, Detective, Exploration, Puzzle, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 14 November 2019

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 64/100

BLACKSAD: Under the Skin is a fanatical point and click adventure based on the comic book of the same name about cat detective John Blacksad. In the 1950s in New...

The Precinct

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Sandbox, Open world, Old school, Detective

Game released: PC → 13 May 2025

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 69/100

The game takes place in 1983 in the fictional city of Averno, which is ruled by bandit gangs. The main character is rookie cop Nick Cordell, who wants to solve the...

Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong

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

Game released: PC → 19 May 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Adventure role-playing game, which takes place in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe in accordance with the rules of the fifth edition of the board game. Vampires...

Pathologic 3

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Open world, Detective, Survival horror, Horror, Remake

Game released: PC → 9 January 2026

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 4/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 79/100

The horror action takes place in a gloomy city, engulfed by a mysterious plague, and the main character will be the young doctor Daniil Dankovsky, one of the...

Servant of the Lake

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

Game released: PC → 13 August 2026

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 79/100

An adventure quest from the Rusty Lake series. The events take place in the Vanderboom family house, where a new guest is soon expected to arrive. The gameplay...

The Occultist

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Detective, Survival horror, Horror

Game released: PC → 8 April 2026

VGTimes: 6.8/10

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Psychological horror, where players will take on the role of a paranormal investigator and venture to the strange island of Godstone. The plot of the game revolves...

[HERROR] Gas Station Case

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

Game released: PC → 11 August 2026

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Main character Dan Cooper works night shifts at a gas station in Ohio, trying to start a new life after being fired from a uranium plant. However, after his friend...

The Listener

First-person view, Free game, Detective, Casual game, Simulation

Game released: PC → 5 October 2026

Steam: 53/100

A free detective game set during the Cold War. The main character accidentally stumbles upon secret frequencies. Using radio equipment, players must intercept...

Incredulity

Action, Adventure, Horror, Indie, Free game, Old school, Detective, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 16 October 2026

A free horror game with elements of a psychological detective story, inviting players to enter the mind of Detective Zara Moreland and unravel a series of strange...

The Wolf Among Us Remastered

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Fantasy, Detective

Game in development: PC → 29 October 2026

Anticipation Rating: 8.3/10

An updated version of the iconic adventure from Telltale Games, based on the Fables comic series. The events unfold in a dark New York City, where characters from...

L.A. Noire

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Detective, Open world

Game released: PC → 8 November 2011

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 82/100

L.A. Noire is a third-person action-adventure game set in an open world. The game will take you to 1947, to the city of Los Angeles. The protagonist Cole Phelps...

The Seance of Blake Manor

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Mysticism / Supernatural, Detective

Game released: PC → 27 October 2025

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 89/100

A first-person noir detective mystery. The events unfold in late 19th-century Ireland, within the walls of a mysterious hotel where a séance to summon spirits is...

Call of Cthulhu

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

Game released: PC → 29 October 2018

Players: 9/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Call of Cthulhu is an action-adventure game with a first-person view and horror elements. The game is filled with a dark and oppressive atmosphere of the Lovecraft...

Heavy Rain

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Interactive movie, Detective

Game released: PC → 18 June 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Heavy Rain is an interactive adventure movie with a third-person view from the creators of Fahrenheit. The events of the game take place in a small American town...

Nowhere

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Exploration, Open world, Detective

Game in development: PC → November 2026

Atmospheric first-person horror inspired by Norse mythology. The main character is a private detective who sets out into a snow-covered forest to search for a...

Mycopsychosys: Project Jupiter

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

Early Access: PC → 5 October 2026; Game in development: PC → 2028

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...

Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

Adventure, Puzzle, Action, Third-person view, Detective, Open world

Game released: PC → 16 November 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 74/100

An adventure detective story about the legendary Sherlock Holmes from the creators of The Sinking City. The game tells the story of the famous detective's earlier...

DUAL PROTOCOL: The Case of Eva & Miles

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

Game released: PC → 2 October 2026

Steam: 56/100

A co-op noir detective game: one player explores the mansion, while the other works with archives and terminals. You can solve the murder only by working together...

Tangerine Antarctic

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

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An adventure role-playing game from the creators of Disco Elysium. The action takes place in 2086 in Antarctica. The player takes on the role of operative Dinora...

Police Chief Simulator

Action, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Detective

Game released: PC → 17 September 2026

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 74/100

Management simulator where an entire police station of a modern city comes under your control. At the heart of the game is the daily work of the chief: hiring...

Pathologic 3: Quarantine

Adventure, First-person view, Free game, Indie, Detective, Survival horror, Open world, Role-playing game, Simulation

Game released: PC → 17 March 2025

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 88/100

The beginning of the story of a young scientist from Pathologic 3. The main character sets off from a laboratory in the capital to a small town where a mysterious...

The Wolf Among Us

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Point & Click, Detective, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 11 October 2013

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A detective thriller with adventure elements based on the Fables comics, The Wolf Among Us takes place in Fabletown, where characters from fairy tales, legends, and...

Shift At Midnight

Horror, Stealth, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Old school, Detective

Game released: PC → 22 July 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

The night shift at the gas station turns into a strange and unsettling trial, where routine gradually blends with paranoia. As the shift progresses, one must keep...

Back to the Dawn

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Side view, Detective

Game released: PC → 18 July 2025; Early Access: PC → 3 November 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

An atmospheric adventure that takes you into the harsh reality of a maximum-security prison colony inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. Every day is a survival...

Shadows of Doubt

First-person view, Indie, Detective, Adventure, Sandbox, Stealth, Action, Open world, Cyberpunk, Procedural generation

Early Access: PC → 24 April 2023; Game released: PC → 26 September 2024

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 68/100

The game takes place in an alternative 1980s, where it is not the police who solve crimes, but private corporations and mercenaries. Players take on the role of a...

Danganronpa 2x2

Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Detective

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A new storyline based on Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. Familiar characters return, but one event triggers a completely different chain of events. The package...

Rehaunted

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

Game released: PC → 14 September 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...

Erica

Adventure, Horror, Interactive movie, Point & Click, Puzzle, Detective

Game released: PC → 25 May 2021

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Erica is an interactive adventure with horror elements and an innovative storytelling style. At a young age, the main character has an accident, after which she...

No Law

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cyberpunk, Open world, Detective, Role-playing game

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A cyber-noir first-person shooter set in the grim port city of Port Desire, where laws have lost their power and every action has consequences. The player controls...

Ghost Watchers

Adventure, Horror, Online, First-person view, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Demons, Detective

Early Access: PC → 28 July 2022; Game released: PC → 24 July 2025

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 82/100

Ghost Watchers is a co-op survival horror game with puzzles and demons. Many abandoned houses are haunted. These could be the souls of suicides or demons. This...

Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Interactive movie, Detective

Game released: PC → 28 January 2015

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered is an improved edition of the third-person interactive adventure Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy. A bank teller in a trance kills...

Give Us A Sign

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

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Cooperative horror, where players will investigate paranormal phenomena in teams of one to four people. The main feature of the game is an advanced voice...

Case Solved: The London Files

Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click, Casual game, Hidden Objects, Detective, Logic

Game released: PC → 29 July 2026

Steam: 64/100

A detective puzzle where each investigation is a standalone logical task with a single correct solution. You will need to gather evidence, analyze the testimonies...

Buried Stars

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Detective

Game released: PC → 29 November 2021

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...

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Best Games in the Detective genre for PC