Detective for Xbox Series X/S — top best games in the Detective genre

Silver Pines - a game in the Detective genre

Adventure, Horror, Side view, Exploration, Detective, Metroidvania

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 8 October 2026

Players: 9/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 86/100

The main character is a private detective, Red Walker, who travels to the mysterious town of Silver Pines to investigate the disappearance of musician Eddie Velvet...

Disco Elysium

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Interactive movie, Detective

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 12 October 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Disco Elysium, a text-based RPG with an isometric camera and a point-and-click interface, received worldwide acclaim for its story and unusual role-playing...

The Sinking City 2

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Detective, Survival horror

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 18 August 2026

VGTimes: 6.8/10

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 76/100

A third-person survival horror adventure set in a Lovecraftian environment, taking place in flooded Arkham in the 1920s. The city with streets covered in water...

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Old school, Action, Detective

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 16 April 2026

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A dynamic shooter made in the spirit of classic Disney cartoons of the 30s. The plot follows a private detective who tries to stop corrupt politicians from seizing...

Nobody Wants to Die

Action, First-person view, Detective, Adventure, Science fiction, Cyberpunk

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 17 July 2024

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 77/100

The game takes place in the gloomy New York of 2329. The main character is detective James Carra, who, with the support of police officer Sarah Kaya, is...

The Precinct

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Sandbox, Open world, Old school, Detective

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 13 May 2025

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 69/100

The game takes place in 1983 in the fictional city of Averno, which is ruled by bandit gangs. The main character is rookie cop Nick Cordell, who wants to solve the...

Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 19 May 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Adventure role-playing game, which takes place in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe in accordance with the rules of the fifth edition of the board game. Vampires...

Pathologic 3

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 23 January 2026

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 4/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 79/100

The horror action takes place in a gloomy city, engulfed by a mysterious plague, and the main character will be the young doctor Daniil Dankovsky, one of the...

The Occultist

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 8 April 2026

VGTimes: 6.8/10

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Psychological horror, where players will take on the role of a paranormal investigator and venture to the strange island of Godstone. The plot of the game revolves...

The Wolf Among Us Remastered

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Fantasy, Detective

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 29 October 2026

Anticipation Rating: 8.3/10

An updated version of the iconic adventure from Telltale Games, based on the Fables comic series. The events unfold in a dark New York City, where characters from...

Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 16 November 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 74/100

An adventure detective story about the legendary Sherlock Holmes from the creators of The Sinking City. The game tells the story of the famous detective's earlier...

Back to the Dawn

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Side view, Detective

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 18 July 2025

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

An atmospheric adventure that takes you into the harsh reality of a maximum-security prison colony inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. Every day is a survival...

Shadows of Doubt

First-person view, Indie, Detective, Adventure, Sandbox, Stealth, Action, Open world, Cyberpunk, Procedural generation

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 26 September 2024

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 68/100

The game takes place in an alternative 1980s, where it is not the police who solve crimes, but private corporations and mercenaries. Players take on the role of a...

No Law

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cyberpunk, Open world, Detective, Role-playing game

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A cyber-noir first-person shooter set in the grim port city of Port Desire, where laws have lost their power and every action has consequences. The player controls...

Give Us A Sign

Action, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Detective, Online

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Cooperative horror, where players will investigate paranormal phenomena in teams of one to four people. The main feature of the game is an advanced voice...

Case Solved: The London Files

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 29 July 2026

Steam: 64/100

A detective puzzle where each investigation is a standalone logical task with a single correct solution. You will need to gather evidence, analyze the testimonies...

Strange Horticulture

Puzzle, Exploration, Detective, Adventure, Point & Click

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 4 August 2023

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Welcome to Andermir — a quiet town surrounded by dense forests inhabited by witches and impenetrable mountains. The player plays the role of a florist who...

The Thaumaturge

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 4 December 2024

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 83/100

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 otherworldly...

Telling Lies

Interactive movie, Adventure, First-person view, Detective, Indie

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 28 April 2020

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Telling Lies is an interactive adventure from the creators of the Her Story series. The game tells the story of four characters, one of whom is hiding a big lie...

The Inquisitor

Action, Third-person view, Medieval era, Adventure, Detective, Role-playing game, Fantasy

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 8 February 2024

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 58/100

A dark action game based on the novels of fantasy writer Jacek Piekara. In the world described in the books, Jesus did not die for the sins of mankind &mdash...

Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile

Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Detective, Hidden Objects

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 25 September 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Detective adventure in the Agatha Christie series. The main action takes place in the 1970s. The plot tells how detectives Hercule Poirot and Jane Royce track down...

The Sinking City Remastered

Action, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror, Third-person view, Detective, Exploration

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 13 May 2025

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 73/100

Remaster of the detective action holder The Sinking City. Private detective Charles Reed goes to the flooded city of Hagmont to understand a series of strange...

Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The London Case

Hidden Objects, Detective, Visual novel

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 29 August 2023

Steam: 54/100

Metacritic: 67/100

A detective adventure about the theft of a painting of Mary Magdalene in London. Hercule Poirot joins forces with Lloyd's of London to oversee the painting’s...

The Case of the Golden Idol

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 9 July 2024

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 98/100

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, Exploration, Point & Click

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 12 September 2023

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 64/100

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...

Neon Blood

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 26 November 2024

Steam: 59/100

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...

This Bed We Made

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 13 December 2023

Players: 9/10

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 to reveal...

Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged

Adventure, Detective, Indie, Point & Click, Historical

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 19 September 2024

Steam: 93/100

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...

Pneumata

Horror, First-person view, Survival, Detective, Action, Survival horror, Exploration

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 20 September 2024

Players: 1.5/10

Steam: 47/100

Metacritic: 52/100

In the role of a detective, the player explores a gloomy mansion and crime scenes to find the reason for the disappearances. We need to piece together the evidence...

The Rise of the Golden Idol

Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Detective

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 13 November 2024

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

The story is about a hunter for a powerful artifact, which, according to legend, can change the world. The game takes place in the 70s, where the gamer investigates...

Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

Adventure, Puzzle, Detective, Comedy, Casual game

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 23 May 2024

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

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: Xbox Series X/S → 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 every hall of...

Eternal Threads

Logic, Puzzle, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Detective

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 23 May 2024

Players: 9/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 73/100

is an adventure puzzle game where the whole point is tied to time manipulation. The story follows Forty-Three, a man from the future, sent to save six residents of...

Backbone

Adventure, Stealth, Indie, Side view, Detective, Visual novel

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 28 October 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 65/100

Backbone is a noir detective role-playing game in the spirit of Wolf Among Us, where all the characters are anthropomorphic animals. The game tells the story of...

Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare

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

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 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 dog” in horror...

Tintin Reporter: Cigars of the Pharaoh

Adventure, Detective, Action, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 7 November 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 59/100

New adventures of the famous Tintin and his faithful four-legged friend Snowball. Having met Professor Cyclone on board a cruise ship in the Mediterranean, the...

Three Minutes to Eight

Indie, Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Science fiction, Detective, Point & Click

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 21 December 2023

Steam: 63/100

A pixel game set in the near future. The main character should die at exactly 19:57, but the gamer still tries to save him. We need to find ways to cheat death and...

Edge of Sanity

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 13 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 67/100

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 character is a...

Alfred Hitchcock: Vertigo

Adventure, Third-person view, Interactive movie, Detective, Exploration

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 27 September 2022

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Alfred Hitchcock: Vertigo is an interactive adventure game with a third-person perspective. The mysterious story of writer Ed Miller, who survived a car accident...

Sherlock Holmes The Awakened

Detective, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Action, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror, Open world

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 11 April 2023

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Remake of the 2007 adventure of the same name, in which the famous London detective confronts a mysterious cult worshiping Cthulhu. A young Sherlock investigates a...

Detective

Best Games in the Detective genre for Xbox Series X/S