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Game released: PC → 17 July 2024

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A detective game set in a rain-soaked city under the control of a megacorporation, where countless mysteries remain unsolved. Yuma, a trainee at a...

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...

Supernormal

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

Game released: PC → 9 January 2024

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 72/100

Atmospheric horror inspired by Allison Road. The main character is Detective Wyatt, who is trying to solve the disappearance of a girl. To do this...

REARVIEW MIRROR

Visual novel, Indie, Comics, Detective

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

Steam: 88/100

A detective visual novel in which the player is constantly in a car and gives rides to various passengers, communicating with them and observing...

The Rewinder

Indie, Adventure, Detective, Side view, Puzzle, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 10 September 2021

Steam: 92/100

An adventure based on Chinese mythology. The main character's name is Yun, he is the last known "Rewinder" who can communicate with spirits and...

Lucifer Within Us

Detective, Demons, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 15 October 2020

Steam: 73/100

Set in the last human city, this detective adventure follows a digital exorcist investigating three murders in a world of daemons and soul-scanning...

Nancy Drew: Secret of the Scarlet Hand

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

Game released: PC → 12 August 2002

Steam: 88/100

Nancy Drew: Secret of the Scarlet Hand is a first-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from Her Interactive, Inc.. The game's primary publisher is...

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...

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...

POCKET MYSTERY EP DX

Top-down view, Detective, Puzzle, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 17 December 2024

Steam: 81/100

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

Subsurface Circular

Arcade, Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Detective, Text quest

Game released: PC → 17 August 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Subsurface Circular is an unusual adventure with elements of a visual novel and a text game from the creator of Thomas Was Alone. You take on the...

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...

Brinkmanship

Adventure, Walking Simulator, Detective, First-person view, Science fiction, Space

Game released: PC → 11 May 2024

Steam: 84/100

A sci-fi mystery about a colony ship that secretly changed course. There are 30,000 people on board. The gamer must explore the premises to find out...

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...

Mutropolis

Adventure, Puzzle, Science fiction, Indie, Detective

Game released: PC → 18 February 2021

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A science fiction adventure set on the abandoned planet Earth in the year 5000. The protagonist and a team of archaeologists are exploring the ruins...

Casey Noir and Carved Pumpkin's Latte

Visual novel, Free game, Point & Click, Detective, Casual game

Game released: PC → 2 October 2025

Steam: 88/100

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...

Broken Voyage

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

Game released: PC → 23 April 2026

Steam: 84/100

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

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...

Going my way?

Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Trains, Indie, Detective

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A dark narrative game where you become the conductor of a train traveling through a world consumed by madness. Among the ordinary passengers, there...

The Slaughter: Act One

Detective, Adventure, Historical

Game released: PC → 28 January 2016

Steam: 84/100

This noir detective adventure is set in Victorian London, where private investigator Sydney Emerson takes up the trail of a killer. The case pulls...

The Beast of Stormy Forest

Puzzle, Virtual Reality (VR), Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Futurism (Future), Detective

Game released: PC → 30 September 2020

Steam: 50/100

The Beast of Stormy Forest is an adventure puzzle game with a first-person view and virtual reality elements. You are Detective Cromwell, one of the...

Tron: Identity

Detective, Visual novel, Adventure, Science fiction, Casual game

Game released: PC → 11 April 2023

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A detective visual novel set in the Tron sci-fi universe, where you can interrogate suspects, explore the environment, solve puzzles, and interact...

Shanghai Summer

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

Game released: PC → 7 February 2024

Steam: 89/100

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...

Moonshot - The Great Espionage

Free game, Platformer, Puzzle, Detective, Old school, Stealth, Action

Game released: PC → 30 July 2021

Steam: 96/100

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

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...

Законы Надрагии

Adventure, Simulation, Isometric, Visual novel, Comedy, Detective

Game in development: PC → 2026

A prosecutor simulator with elements of a detective visual novel. The game takes place in Nadragia, where the era of tyranny began after the...

Carmen Sandiego

Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Detective, Strategy

Game released: PC → 4 March 2025

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 70/100

The main character is the greatest thief in the world, who must track down a criminal syndicate before it can carry out its next big heist. Missions...

Mindcop

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

Game released: PC → 15 November 2024

Steam: 94/100

A detective game with puzzles, set in a quiet village where a murder has occurred. The main character must interact with the locals and use their...

Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness

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

Game released: PC → 23 March 2021

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 68/100

A detective adventure in the spirit of Lovecraftian horror, inspired by the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. The story unfolds around private...

[Redacted] The Safehouse

Detective, Text quest, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 10 April 2026

Steam: 99/100

This detective game, combining text-adventure and walking-simulator elements, follows an investigation into the murder of Ann Peterson and her...

Murders in Space

Adventure, Third-person view, Space, Detective

Game released: PC → 12 May 2020

Steam: 66/100

Set aboard the orbital station PEGASUS, this detective adventure tasks the player with finding a murderer before they strike again. There are 24...

Dark Nights with Poe and Munro

Detective, Point & Click, Horror

Game released: PC → 19 May 2020

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This episodic supernatural story follows Poe and Munro, hosts at a local radio station. The player guides the pair through six TV-style episodes...

Lord Winklebottom Investigates

Point & Click, Adventure, Detective

Game released: PC → 28 July 2022

Steam: 91/100

This point-and-click detective adventure is set in an alternate 1920s world where the leading sleuth is Lord Winklebottom, a gentleman giraffe. After...

The End of the Sun: Prologue

Free game, Adventure, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Walking Simulator, Exploration, Open world, Detective

Game released: PC → 18 July 2025

Steam: 91/100

Free prologue for your Slavic detective adventure The End of the Sun. Players assume the role of the Ash Priest and explore a mysterious village. In...

Sockpuppet Noir

Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Comedy, Detective, Text quest

Game released: PC → 25 September 2026

Steam: 88/100

An absurd detective quest about private investigator Frank Sokowski, a woolen sock, who investigates crimes in a city mired in corruption and vice...

Insecticide: Part 1

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

Game released: PC → 12 March 2009

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 60/100

This detective action game combines shooting, platforming, and puzzles in a futuristic city of mutant insects, where corruption runs deep. Rookie...

Mato Anomalies

Anime / Manga, Detective, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PC → 10 March 2023

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Mato Anomalies is a turn-based RPG set in Mato, a fantasy neo-futuristic version of an ancient Oriental city. Players control two protagonists, Doe...

Visitor 来访者

Indie, Strategy, Detective

Game released: PC → 7 July 2018

Steam: 79/100

This FMV detective game follows the investigation into the murder of Shasha, who was killed in her own home in a residential building on a winter...

Root Letter Last Answer

Adventure, Visual novel, Detective

Game released: PC → 2 September 2019

Steam: 81/100

Set in Japan’s Shimane Prefecture, Root Letter Last Answer is a detective adventure about a mystery that has remained unsolved for 15 years. Its four...

The Children of Clay

Puzzle, Horror, Detective, Adventure

Game released: PC → 7 March 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 98/100

A short archaeological game in which you need to study the ancient artifact in order to reveal its dark secret. There are different tools, for...

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Best Games in the Detective genre for PC