Detective for PC — top best games in the Detective genre / Page 2

Grave Seasons - a game in the Detective genre

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Detective, Farm Simulator

Game in development: PC → 2026

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...

N.O.X.

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

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A co-op horror game about supernatural investigations, where every mission turns into a test of endurance and composure. The player assumes the role of an...

Neo Berlin 2087

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Detective

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 7.4/10

The game takes place in Berlin in 2087. Due to the development of high technology, society has been divided into two classes, where the rich completely rule the...

Crushed In Time

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Comedy, Detective

Game released: PC → 10 June 2026

Metacritic: 76/100

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson return in an unusual adventure, where classic detective investigation meets absurd humor, meta-narrative, and time travel. This time...

This Bed We Made

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator, Detective

Game released: PC → 1 November 2023

Players: 9/10

An adventure detective story in which the main character is a hotel maid. The main action takes place in the 1950s. The heroine spies on hotel guests to reveal...

The Dark Rites of Arkham

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

Game released: PC → 3 February 2026

Players: 7.5/10

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...

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

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

Game released: PC → 28 September 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...

The Case of the Golden Idol

Adventure, Side view, Detective

Game released: PC → 13 October 2022

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Side view detective adventure game. The game takes place in an alternate 18th century England, where players will have to unravel 12 of the strangest and most...

The Isle Tide Hotel

Detective, Visual novel, Replayability

Game released: PC → 12 September 2023

Players: 7.7/10

The game takes place in the Tidal Island Hotel, where a religious cult plans to perform a ritual with a girl. The main character must infiltrate the mansion to save...

Sherlock Holmes: Night Stalker

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

Early Access: PC → 21 August 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

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...

Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising

Stealth, Cyberpunk, Adventure, Action, Open world, Futurism (Future), Detective, Isometric

Game released: PC → 25 April 2023

The events of the game take place in an alternative Japan around a young shinobi who is trying to find the person responsible for the death of a certain heiress. As...

Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!

Adventure, Puzzle, Detective

Game released: PC → 7 November 2024

Players: 10/10

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...

Crowalt: Traces of the Lost Colony

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

Game released: PC → 6 January 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...

Broken Sword - Parzival's Stone

Adventure, Indie, Detective

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A new adventure between the extravagant journalist Nico Collard and the fearless American George Stobbart. The heroes try to uncover a conspiracy involving Nazis...

DEATH NOTE Killer Within

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

Game released: PC → 5 November 2024

Players: 10/10

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...

Directorate Novitiate

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Fantasy, Detective

Game in development: PC → 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...

Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

Adventure, Puzzle, Detective, Comedy

Game released: PC → 23 May 2024

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

The main character is a duck detective who uses his abilities to solve a complicated case. You need to look for clues at crime scenes, collect information and talk...

Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue

Free game, Simulation, First-person view, Action, Exploration, Comedy, Detective

Game released: PC → 4 April 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...

Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged

Adventure, Detective, Indie

Game released: PC → 19 September 2024

Metacritic: 84/100

A remaster of the original 1996 adventure Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars. The game received improved graphics and support for 4K resolution. The main...

Crime Detective: Red Flags

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Old school, Detective

Game released: PC → 21 October 2025

Ordinary teenager Cody Harper finds himself under house arrest in suburban America in the 1980s. It seems like nothing serious: boring days, small part-time jobs in...

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 - Mysteria Ecclesiae

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, DLC, First-person view, Historical, Exploration, Open world, Medieval era, Crafting, Detective

Game released: PC → 11 November 2025

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...

The Deed: Dynasty

Adventure, Top-down view, Visual novel, Indie, Detective

Game released: PC → 10 May 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...

The Roottrees are Dead

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

Game released: PC → 15 January 2025

Metacritic: 86/100

A detective adventure in the spirit of Return of the Obra Dinn, but set in the 90s. The main character is a young investigative journalist trying to establish the...

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Detective

Game released: PC → 30 June 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 86/100

The main character is Sissel, the spirit of a deceased man, capable of inhabiting objects and controlling them. The goal of the game is to find out the cause of the...

Anonymous Hacker Simulator

Simulation, First-person view, Detective, Cyberpunk

Game released: PC → 3 April 2024

Players: 6/10

The main character is a hacker who confronts an organization that collects people's data. We need to find vulnerabilities in enemy services and prevent them from...

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy

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

Game released: PC → 25 January 2024

Players: 10/10

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...

KILLER INN

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Online, Third-person view, Detective

Early Access: PC → 12 February 2026; Game in development: PC → 2026

Atmospheric online shooter in the genre of social deduction. The events of the game take place in a castle. All players are divided into two roles: "wolves" and...

Who's Lila?

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Point & Click, Exploration, Detective

Game released: PC → 24 February 2022

William's classmate Tanya Kennedy has disappeared, and he is the last person who saw her before her disappearance. During conversations, the player does not choose...

Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories

Free game, Puzzle, Adventure, Detective, Logic, Hidden Objects, Casual game

Game released: PC → 30 September 2022

Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories is a free collection of puzzles for fans of real-life quests. There is a single mode and online for up to five people. In each story...

Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

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

Game released: PC → 22 May 2025

Metacritic: 83/100

A bright adventure about a duck detective, set in a campsite where ghosts may have appeared. You need to examine evidence, question suspects, and analyze the data...

Neon Blood

Cyberpunk, Role-playing game, Side view, Adventure, Science fiction, Indie, Detective, Exploration

Game released: PC → 26 November 2024

An adventure role-playing game set in the cyberpunk future of 2053. The main character is former police detective Axel McCoin, who must uncover a terrible...

Kona 2: Brume

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

Game released: PC → 18 October 2023

Players: 8.6/10

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...

City Legends: Trapped In Mirror

Hidden Objects, Puzzle, Detective

Game released: PC → 30 August 2022

To write a book about Bloody Mary, the main character goes to the Pennsylvania Museum, where there is a unique exhibit — a mirror. But the legend turns out to...

The Library of Babel

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

Game released: PC → 7 April 2023

Players: 5.5/10

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...

Agni: Village of Calamity

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Zombies, Detective, Survival horror

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The game's plot tells the story of Agni, a female investigator from a secret Indonesian police unit. She travels to a mysterious village to uncover its dark secrets...

Staffer Retro: A Supernatural Mystery Quest

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Point & Click, Mysticism / Supernatural, Casual game, Detective

Game released: PC → 22 July 2026

A detective adventure dedicated to investigating events related to supernatural abilities and mysterious artifacts called STAFF. The main character, Verita, leads...

The Silver Crow

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

Game released: PC → 30 July 2026

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...

DeTechtive 2112

Detective, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Adventure, Isometric, Exploration, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 29 January 2025

Action adventure in a cyberpunk setting with an isometric camera. The main action takes place in 2112, namely in the England of the future. The main character is...

Murders on the Yangtze River

Adventure, Puzzle, Detective

Game released: PC → 30 January 2024

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...

Prison Life

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

Game released: PC → 23 September 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...

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Best Games in the Detective genre for PC