The Best Crime narrative Games

Update : Mafia: The Old Country added at rank #36.
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Detroit: Become Human (2018)

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PC Windows Playstation 4

In Detroit: Become Human, you'll step into the shoes of three unique androids in a world teetering on the edge of chaos. Your choices shape an intense, branching narrative filled with moral dilemmas and life-or-death decisions. With stunning visuals and immersive storytelling, every playthrough promises a unique experience. Discover what it means to be human in this gripping game.


What we like:
  • Stunning visuals
  • Deep, immersive narrative
  • Choices significantly impact gameplay
  • Quick-time action sequences add excitement
  • Multiple endings for high replay value
What could be improved:
  • Game starts off slow
  • Main characters can be lost early on
  • Limited gameplay beyond story choices

  • narrative
  • quick-time-event
  • detective
  • interactive
  • crime
  • sci-fi
  • story
  • robots
  • choices
  • futuristic
  • violent
  • drama
  • controller-support

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Yakuza 0 (2015)

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Playstation 3 Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 4

SEGA’s legendary Japanese series finally comes to PC. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka as junior yakuza Kiryu and Majima. Take a front row seat to 1980s life in Japan in an experience unlike anything else in video gaming, with uncapped framerates and 4K resolutions. A legend is born.


  • crime
  • fight
  • brawler
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • combat
  • drama
  • open-world
  • baseball
  • jrpg
  • battle
  • narrative
  • bowling
  • arcade
  • story

3

The Wolf (2013)

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IOS iPhone Playstation 3 Playstation 4 Xbox One Android Mac OS Xbox 360 PC Windows vita

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  • episodic
  • detective
  • quick-time-event
  • rpg
  • mature
  • crime
  • mystery
  • narrative
  • story
  • violent
  • spectacle
  • thriller
  • adventure
  • multiplayer
  • interactive

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Batman: The Telltale Series (2016)

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Android PC Windows Xbox 360 Xbox One IOS iPhone

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  • crime
  • quick-time-event
  • detective
  • episodic
  • superhero
  • narrative
  • villain
  • story
  • choices
  • violent
  • action
  • political
  • adventure

5

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number (2015)

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Xbox One Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion to the Hotline Miami saga, set against a backdrop of escalating violence and retribution over spilled blood in the original game.


  • top-down
  • violent
  • shooter
  • gore
  • narrative
  • difficult
  • stealth
  • retro
  • crime
  • action
  • pixel
  • psychedelic
  • combat
  • cover
  • twitch

6

Back to the Dawn (2023)

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early access Xbox One j Xbox Series X PC Windows

You were framed and incarcerated. Learn to survive in prison. Explore every inch and exploit any weakness. Manipulate and scheme. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.


  • rpg
  • crime
  • narrative
  • story
  • multiple-endings
  • detective
  • pixel
  • dice
  • choices
  • strategy
  • drama
  • mystery
  • conspiracy
  • investigation
  • stealth

7

Grand Theft Auto V (2013)

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Playstation 4 IOS iPhone Android Xbox One Xbox 360 Playstation 3 PC Windows

Grand Theft Auto V for PC offers players the option to explore the award-winning world of Los Santos and Blaine County in resolutions of up to 4k and beyond, as well as the chance to experience the game running at 60 frames per second.


  • open-world
  • crime
  • driving
  • first-person
  • shooter
  • heist
  • vehicle
  • third-person
  • sandbox
  • online
  • cover
  • narrative
  • satire
  • golf
  • action

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The Case of the Golden Idol (2022)

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IOS iPhone Playstation 5 j Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows Android Xbox Series X Xbox One

In The Case of the Golden Idol, you take on the role of a detective tasked to investigate a string of cases related to a mysterious golden idol. You must piece together evidence from the frozen tableau at each crime scene and solve puzzles in order to explain what happened.


What we like:
  • Innovative puzzles
  • Elegant execution
  • Trial-and-error approach and pure deduction available
  • Sherlockian texture that plays out in imagination
  • Captivating 18th century thriller
What could be improved:
  • Rudimentary artwork
  • Requires feats of deduction that may be difficult for some players

  • detective
  • mystery
  • conspiracy
  • point-and-click
  • crime
  • investigation
  • pixel
  • fiction
  • historical
  • thriller
  • narrative
  • puzzle

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Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders (2019)

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PC Windows Xbox One Nintendo Switch Mac OS

A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.


  • detective
  • point-and-click
  • conversation
  • historical
  • investigation
  • pixel
  • fiction
  • interactive
  • minimalist
  • mystery
  • narrative
  • crime
  • thriller
  • story
  • linear

10

Pentiment (2022)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4 j Nintendo Switch

Pentiment can be seen as a educational game set in the 15th century, combining point-and-click adventure with role-playing elements and a branching narrative. It follows Andreas Mahler as he tries to clear his friend's name while uncovering the secrets of a small Bavarian town.


What we like:
  • Captivating story
  • Immersive atmosphere
  • Beautiful visuals and sound
  • Interesting characters and dialogue
  • Deep RPG elements and replayability
What could be improved:
  • Limited number of puzzles which are not particularly challenging

  • historical
  • narrative
  • mystery
  • medieval
  • rpg
  • choices
  • crime
  • book
  • adventure
  • detective
  • story
  • education
  • local
  • fiction
  • stylized

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