Detective for PC — top best games in the Detective genre / Page 4

Sleight of Hand - a game in the Detective genre

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

Game in development: PC → 2026

A stealth game about a detective-occultist, set in a gloomy rainy city, where you need to eliminate a witch coven. The character uses his deck of unique cards as...

Blood in the Ice

Adventure, Visual novel, Detective

Game released: PC → 30 May 2026

The game's plot unfolds aboard the fictional whaling ship Mercy of Hull in 1859. The main character is Dr. Elias Ward, whose first journey began with a sailor found...

About Fishing

Adventure, Horror, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, Third-person view, Old school, Detective

Game in development: PC → 2026

An unusual adventure that starts as a measured fishing simulator but gradually turns into a psychological thriller with the atmosphere of a surreal detective story...

Phoenix Springs

Adventure, Detective, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 7 October 2024

Metacritic: 72/100

Neo-noir quest with elements of mysticism and investigation. Events immerse the player in a mysterious world where dark secrets and personal dramas are intertwined...

FBI Agent Simulator

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

Frozen: PC → 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...

Siberian Way

Visual novel, Adventure, Historical, Indie, Detective

Game released: PC → 4 March 2025

Detective visual short story with a gloomy history. The events of the game unfold at the end of the 19th century, and the plot tells about the detective Ilya...

Dahlia View

Puzzle, Adventure, Detective, Exploration, Interactive movie

Game released: PC → 2 November 2021

A game in which the gamer investigates the disappearance of a child in an apartment complex. A retired detective talks to neighbors and watches through the window...

Where Dolls Hang

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

Game in development: PC → 2026

A psychological horror game from the first person perspective with elements of survival and investigation. Players will encounter a dark story inspired by the...

The Pines

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

Game in development: PC → 2027

Psychological role-playing horror, where the line between reality and madness becomes thinner with each new discovery. After a failed investigation, former...

Vampire: The Masquerade — ETERNAL WHISPERS

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

Game in development: PC → 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...

Loco Motive

Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Comedy, Detective

Game released: PC → 21 November 2024

Metacritic: 77/100

A humorous side-scrolling adventure in which the heroes investigate the mysterious death of Lady Unterwald. To find the culprit, you need to meet eccentric...

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 who is...

Shanghai Summer

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

Game released: PC → 7 February 2024

The game takes place in Shanghai in 2003. Suddenly, Baichuan feels that something is wrong with his life — sometimes he thinks he can see his memories, so...

Moonshot - The Great Espionage

Free game, Platformer, Puzzle, Detective, Old school

Game released: PC → 30 July 2021

A free fantasy platformer with stealth elements, set in an alternate 60s. The main character is a spy who must reveal classified NASA...

Crime Screen: Detective Cases

Adventure, Puzzle, Detective

Game in development: PC → 2026

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...

TR-49

First-person view, Puzzle, Visual novel, Detective

Game released: PC → 21 January 2026

Metacritic: 82/100

A World War II time machine, long hidden in the basement of a church, comes to life. Through a crackling speaker, a voice asks to find the stolen book. The player...

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...

Whispers in the West - Co-op Murder Mystery

Cooperative (co-op), Online, Detective, Side view

Game released: PC → 25 July 2023

A detective game for playing together with friends. The game takes place in the far reaches of the Old West. A series of crimes shook the Wild West, the mystery of...

Combustion

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

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 5/10

An action-adventure RPG with anthropomorphic animals, inspired by old-school projects from the era of the first PlayStation. Norrune, a city of oil rigs, is...

A Case of Distrust

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Detective

Game released: PC → 8 February 2018

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...

Bahnsen Knights

Visual novel, Detective, Old school

Game released: PC → 14 December 2023

The game takes place in 1986 in Tornado Alley, USA. The main character is an undercover agent who has infiltrated a religious cult known as the Knights of Banzen...

TEST TEST TEST

Puzzle, Top-down view, Detective

Game released: PC → 17 January 2024

Players: 9.2/10

An overworked office worker solves cryptic puzzles in an alternate reality to escape a time loop. To do this you need to find clues and collect useful information...

100 Cats Lost In Poland Find & Color

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

Game released: PC → 1 August 2025

A co-op game where the player tries to find 100 cats in a detailed image. The player also needs to color the picture by numbers using a variety of colors. The...

Loop Theory

Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Detective

Game released: PC → 26 March 2024

A short game that takes about 45 minutes to complete. The main character investigates a crime related to his past and paranormal events. You need to explore a...

Broken Voyage

Horror, First-person view, Free game, Exploration, Detective

Game released: PC → 23 April 2026

A detective adventure with a Lovecraftian atmosphere, set in 1921 on the abandoned ship "Emma". After receiving a distress signal, the hero arrives on the vessel...

Dreadline Express

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Exploration, Detective

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Psychological horror set aboard the last train racing through the ruins of a fallen world. The few survivors continue their journey into the unknown, while behind...

Cube Escape

Puzzle, Horror, Adventure, Detective, Online

Game released: PC → 9 June 2009

Players: 8.8/10

A detective named Dale Vandermeer finds himself in a strange room and cannot remember how he got here. He must solve all the puzzles to get free and get his...

Phantom Watcher

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

Game released: PC → 22 May 2024

The player controls the power distribution inside the haunted hospital to explore different rooms, gather information and survive. There are 10 different types of...

Predefined

Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Detective

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

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...

Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil

Horror, Stealth, Side view, Survival, Detective, Metroidvania

Game in development: PC → 2026

A dark pixel game set in the 19th century. The main character is a detective haunted by a recent loss. He must solve a terrible crime and survive in an ancient...

Artificial Detective

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Comedy, Detective

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An adventure action game where the story of humanity's disappearance is revealed through the eyes of a robot detective. Waking up without memories in a decopunk...

Allelon

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

Game released: PC → 5 May 2026

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...

POCKET MYSTERY EP DX

Top-down view, Detective, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 17 December 2024

A surreal game about detective Walker Rylance, who is investigating the mysterious murder of four colleagues that occurred in a locked room. You need to explore the...

Rough Justice: '84

Strategy, Detective, Business / Management, Isometric, Old school

Game released: PC → 13 March 2023

A strategy game inspired by board games. The gamer uses dice and cards to run a private security agency. It is necessary to hire new workers and send them to...

Let Bions Be Bygones

Detective, Side view, Adventure, Cyberpunk

Game released: PC → 30 April 2024

The game takes place on the futuristic planet Terrahive. The planet is gradually dying, because it has been captured by the most terrible disease — humanity...

Town of Salem 2

Online, Side view, Fantasy, Survival, Detective, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 25 August 2023

Players: 1/10

Multiplayer deduction game. 15 gamers explore the city and complete various tasks to identify and eliminate opponents. Each role has its own tasks and...

REARVIEW MIRROR

Visual novel, Indie, Comics, Detective

Game released: PC → 23 October 2024; Early Access: PC → 25 January 2024

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...

Agent of Strange

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Sandbox, Detective

Game in development: PC → 2026

An RPG from the creators of The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, set in an old winter European city of the early 20th century. This city is cut off from the...

Casey Noir and Carved Pumpkin's Latte

Visual novel, Free game, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: PC → 2 October 2025

The game takes place in a Gothic hotel perched atop a lonely hill on Halloween night. The protagonist, an immortal ghost detective, must solve the murder of one of...

Panic Room: Ghosts of the Past

First-person view, Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Detective

Game released: PC → 16 December 2025

The main character finds themselves in a mysterious mansion, from which they must find a way out. The character is constantly haunted by the feeling that someone...

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Best Games in the Detective genre for PC