Detective for PC — top best games in the Detective genre / Page 7

She Sees Red - a game in the Detective genre

Interactive movie, Detective, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PC → 11 July 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 76/100

An interactive detective story with live actors about a mysterious murder in a nightclub. The main character tries to figure out what happened, but the owner of the...

Siberian Way

Visual novel, Adventure, Historical, Indie, Detective, Horror

Game released: PC → 4 March 2025

Steam: 73/100

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...

The Lost Ashford Ring

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

Game released: PC → 11 November 2023

An adventure set in Victorian England, the player takes on the role of a detective as he searches for hidden clues to solve the case of a valuable family heirloom...

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...

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...

Thimbleweed Park 2

Adventure, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Comedy, Old school, Detective, Puzzle

Game in development: PC → 2028

An adventure quest that takes players back to the strange town of Thimbleweed Park, where yet another mysterious murder is just the beginning of a new dose of...

Contradiction: Spot The Liar

Detective, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 10 July 2015

Steam: 95/100

This detective adventure, presented entirely through live-action video, centers on a murder investigation and identifying liars. The player can move freely around...

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (Remastered Edition)

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: PC → 6 August 2009

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 74/100

This detective adventure with horror elements follows Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate strange disappearances seemingly connected to a secret sect...

Still Life 2

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: PC → 11 August 2009

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 44/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Still Life 2 is a continuation of the detective adventure with many puzzles and an exciting plot. The events of the game continue the story told in Still Life...

Bolt Riley, A Reggae Adventure

Adventure, Indie, Point & Click, Music game, Detective, Mini-game / browser-based

Early Access: PC → 20 April 2016

Steam: 41/100

This 2D point-and-click adventure follows a young musician’s path to fame in Jamaica. Bolt Riley, a poor boy from Trenchtown, struggles to survive and faces a gang...

Crimepunk Detective

Role-playing game, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Adult game, Cyberpunk, Indie, Detective

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 6.7/10

Detective adventure action in a cyberpunk setting. Players find themselves in the shoes of a private detective who survives in a gloomy metropolis of the future. In...

Noir Punk

Free game, Side view, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Detective, Steampunk

Game released: PC → 1 June 2021

Steam: 87/100

Noir Punk is a free-to-play 2D detective game with puzzle and platform elements, set in a dark noir style. The game takes place in the future, where style and...

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 legend turns out to...

Bahnsen Knights

Visual novel, Detective, Old school, Adventure

Game released: PC → 14 December 2023

Steam: 97/100

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...

Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Point & Click, Side view, Science fiction, Space, Detective

Game released: PC → 25 March 2024

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A sci-fi detective adventure set aboard the Zephyr — the first interstellar ship sent by humanity to another star. The main character, security chief Stella, was...

Mysteryville

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Hidden Objects, Detective

Game released: PC → 18 January 2007

Steam: 100/100

Mysteryville is a first-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from developers from NevoSoft studio. The game is published by Reflexive Entertainment...

Murder by Numbers

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

Game released: PC → 6 March 2020

Players: 7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Murder by Numbers is an exciting puzzle game with elements of a visual novel in the Japanese style. The game takes place in Los Angeles in 1996. You will try on the...

Hypnospace Outlaw

Adventure, Simulation, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Benchmark program, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: PC → 12 March 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Hypnospace Outlaw is an unusual 90s internet simulator with pixel graphics and text game elements. The player explores various websites, monitors mail receipts, and...

Loco Motive

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

Game released: PC → 21 November 2024

Steam: 92/100

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...

Anonymous Hacker Simulator: Prologue

Simulation, First-person view, Cyberpunk, Sandbox, Detective

Game released: PC → 28 August 2023

Steam: 90/100

Free prologue to the game Anonymous Hacker Simulator, representing the opening chapter of the full version. The gamer, in the role of an anonymous hacker, uses...

Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue

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

Game released: PC → 4 April 2024

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

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 is part of a...

Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing - Prolog

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

Game released: PC → 11 March 2025

Steam: 93/100

The game takes place on a steamer located in the North Sea in 1870. The captain of the ship suddenly dies under mysterious circumstances. It is necessary to...

Case Closed (2026)

Isometric, Puzzle, Detective, Casual game, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 7 February 2026

Steam: 50/100

An isometric adventure about the ambitious detective Gonzalez, investigating the strange murder of a famous Hollywood actor. You need to solve puzzles, search for...

Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: PC → 23 March 2006

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

This first-person detective adventure sends Nancy Drew to a ranch, where a series of accidents and the appearance of a ghostly horse turn a vacation into an...

Nancy Drew: Treasure in the Royal Tower

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: PC → 20 August 2001

Steam: 84/100

This first-person adventure mystery follows Nancy Drew, who is snowed in at a ski resort housed in Wickford Castle. The castle’s history and maze of passages point...

Silver Case

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

Game released: PC → 6 October 2016

Players: 7/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Silver Case — adventure visual novel in Japanese style. The game is dedicated to the investigation of a series of brutal murders that occurred in a city area...

The Lighthouse

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

Early Access: PC → 31 October 2019; Game in development: PC → 2027

Steam: 64/100

The Lighthouse is a first-person horror adventure. Events begin on February 19, 1964. You'll take on the role of James Irwin, a former detective turned private...

Tales of the Neon Sea

Adventure, Cyberpunk, Side view, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: PC → 29 April 2019

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 84/100

Tales of the Neon Sea is an unusual “point and click” adventure with a side view in cyberpunk style. You will find yourself in a neon city of the future, in which...

Long Live Caesar

Indie, Role-playing game, Tactics, Historical, Roguelike, Side view, Puzzle, Detective, Simulation

Game released: PC → 16 December 2024

Steam: 78/100

A step -by -step role -playing strategy with elements of a crogue in which the fate of the Roman Empire depends on the decisions of one person. Playing for Guy...

Rough Justice: '84

Strategy, Detective, Business / Management, Isometric, Old school, Board / Group Game, Indie

Game released: PC → 13 March 2023

Steam: 64/100

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...

Inworld Origins

Adventure, Free game, Interactive movie, Detective, Science fiction, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 27 July 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 70/100

A free interactive film where the characters are based on artificial intelligence technology. The main action takes place in a futuristic city with people and...

Midnight Girl

Side view, Casual game, Puzzle, Detective, Adventure, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 6 October 2023

Steam: 92/100

The game takes place in France in the sixties. The plot, mood and style are inspired by Paris, Belgian comics and heist films of the time. After a failed robbery...

Predefined

Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Detective, Puzzle, Casual game

Early Access: PC → 1 August 2023

Steam: 87/100

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...

Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery

Puzzle, Match-3 (Three in a row), Cooperative (co-op), Hidden Objects, Detective, Casual game

Game released: PC → 28 July 2025

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 66/100

The adventures of the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, who travels through the locations from the books, where he solves puzzles to find the criminal who...

Tenebrea

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Detective

Game in development: PC → 2027

The game transports you to the walls of an old dormitory in Valencia, where night has long ceased to be a time of peace. A worker died here. Since then, the...

Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Detective, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 23 February 2010

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 57/100

This detective adventure, set in the tradition of police thrillers, follows FBI agent Nicole Bonnet as she faces a serial killer who leaves playing cards beside his...

Police Quest Collection

Adventure, Third-person view, Collection, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: PC → 18 January 2011

Steam: 80/100

This collection brings together four detective adventures about police officers investigating murders and other crimes. In three stories, rookie cop Sonny Bonds...

Post Mortem (2002)

Adventure, First-person view, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: PC → 1 November 2002

Players: 10/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This first-person detective adventure is set in Paris, where former New York detective Gus Macpherson has returned to pursue painting. A woman hires him to...

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Best Games in the Detective genre for PC