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Return of the Obra Dinn - a game in the Detective genre

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Detective, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 18 October 2018

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Return of the Obra Dinn is an adventure detective from the creator papers, please, which will tell about the Dinn Disablast, which hides many...

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...

No Murders in Grimwick

Adventure, Point & Click, Comedy, Exploration, Detective

Game released: PC → 21 October 2026

Steam: 86/100

A hand-drawn detective story set in a small town during its annual harvest festival. The protagonist is a journalist who arrives to write a piece...

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

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

Game released: PC → 27 May 2016

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter is an action-adventure game with a third-person view. In the game you will find five cases that Sherlock Holmes...

The Occupation

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Detective, Stealth

Game released: PC → 5 March 2019

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 67/100

The Occupation is an adventure game with a first-person perspective. The plot of the game will take you to Great Britain in the 1980s. The country...

Mercury Abbey

Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Detective, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 22 November 2024

Steam: 92/100

An atmospheric detective game that tells an intriguing story in a noir style with pixel graphics. Players follow the adventures of Harrod, a seasoned...

DEATH NOTE Killer Within

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

Game released: PC → 5 November 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

DeTechtive 2112

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

Game released: PC → 29 January 2025

Steam: 45/100

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...

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...

Tokyo Dark

Adventure, Horror, Anime / Manga, Side view, Visual novel, Detective

Game released: PC → 7 September 2017

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Tokyo Dark is a side-scrolling crime-psychological adventure in the Japanese style. You will take on the role of detective Ayami Ito, who is...

Tangle Tower

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Detective, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 22 October 2019

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...

Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery

Comedy, Detective, Adventure, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 27 October 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...

The Thaumaturge

Isometric, Fantasy, Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Exploration, Detective

Game released: PC → 4 March 2024

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 78/100

The action takes place in an alternative Russian Empire, namely in Warsaw in 1905. The world is populated by both ordinary people and mysterious...

Crime Detective: Red Flags

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

Game released: PC → 21 October 2025

Steam: 61/100

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

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

Steam: 58/100

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...

Treason

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

Game released: PC → 1 February 2023

Steam: 89/100

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

This Bed We Made

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

Game released: PC → 1 November 2023

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 90/100

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...

DOOMED Detective Game

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

Game released: PC → 25 March 2025

Steam: 46/100

A detective game in which all NPC is controlled by artificial intelligence, and the investigation is conducted through live communication through a...

Agni: Village of Calamity

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

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...

The Mermaid Mask

Adventure, Point & Click, Mysticism / Supernatural, Casual game, Comedy, Detective

Game released: PC → 16 July 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 99/100

Metacritic: 85/100

A colorful quest from the creators of Tangle Tower and Crow Country, where a mysterious murder in a locked room turns into an investigation full...

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...

Unheard

Indie, Adventure, Puzzle, Horror, Top-down view, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: PC → 29 March 2019

Steam: 91/100

Unheard is an indie horror adventure with puzzle elements and a top-down view. You have to put on headphones and go back in time. Use the voices you...

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy

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

Game released: PC → 25 January 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story

Adventure, Puzzle, Interactive movie, Text quest, Indie, Casual game, Detective

Game released: PC → 21 September 2017

Steam: 91/100

Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story is an unusual adventure for mobile platforms. The game is based on the gameplay where all the events take place on...

Ace Attorney Investigations Collection

Adventure, Detective, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 6 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 83/100

The collection combines two exciting games, offering a unique perspective on crime investigation. Instead of the courtroom, protagonist Miles...

Foghorns Drown

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

Game released: PC → 20 July 2026

Steam: 77/100

A short psychological thriller inspired by Silent Hill, Twin Peaks, and Mouthwashing. The main character works as a ferry operator, transporting...

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Detective

Game released: PC → 18 April 2016

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This detective visual novel follows a school trip to the abandoned Jabberwock Island, where Monokuma restarts a deadly game. Students from Hope’s...

Virginia

Adventure, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Detective

Game released: PC → 22 September 2016

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Virginia is a first-person adventure thriller inspired by Twin Peaks and True Detective. The game takes place in 1992 in the small town of Kingdom in...

Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare

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

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 4.6/10

Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare is an interactive horror adventure created from the script of Ruggero Deodato, a famous Italian film director who “ate the...

Dupery: A Game of Solo Deduction

Puzzle, Turn-based, Tactics, Roguelike, Casual game, Detective, Strategy

Game released: PC → 15 October 2026

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 84/100

An atmospheric deduction game set in a noir city taken over by a powerful criminal syndicate. As a detective, you’ll investigate complex cases...

Devi: A light in the dark

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Exploration, Detective

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 6.7/10

Devi: A light in the dark is an open-world role-playing simulator about a young girl from a rural village in India. She must escape from slavery...

The Wild Case

Adventure, Indie, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: PC → 7 April 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 85/100

The Wild Case is an indie point and click adventure puzzle game with supernatural elements. In this game, players meet a variety of colorful...

City Legends: Trapped In Mirror

Hidden Objects, Puzzle, Detective, Horror

Game released: PC → 30 August 2022

Steam: 86/100

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...

The Dark Rites of Arkham

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

Game released: PC → 3 February 2026

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 97/100

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...

They Are Here: Alien Abduction Horror

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

Game in development: PC → 2026

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

D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Tactics, Detective, Comedy

Game released: PC → 5 June 2015

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This episodic detective adventure follows David Young, a private investigator searching for his wife’s murderer. Two years earlier, an unknown...

Edge of Sanity

Survival horror, Exploration, Action, Crafting, Detective, Adventure, Side view, Horror

Game released: PC → 13 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 68/100

A hand-drawn 2D psychological survival horror game set in the ruthless wilds of Alaska with the intense atmosphere of the Cthulhu Mythos. The main...

I AM RIPPER

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

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A dark game from the authors of Ether One, The Occupation and Dahlia View, set in the UK in 1988. We need to investigate a series of murders...

The Bureau of Fantastical & Arcane Affairs

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

Game in development: PC → 2027

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...

The Operator

Detective, Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Simulation

Game released: PC → 22 July 2024

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A detective simulator made in the format of an interactive quest. The player acts as an operative of a detective agency, searching for evidence and...

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Best Games in the Detective genre for PC