The Best Detective point-and-click adventure Games for Linux - Page 2

Update : Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping added at rank #12.
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Detective Grimoire (2014)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux IOS iPhone

Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, found deep within the heart of the marshes, seemingly killed by the very mythical creature his attraction is based around...


  • detective
  • point-and-click
  • mystery
  • crime
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • top-shelf
  • funny
  • crime-solving
  • visual-novel
  • pixel-hunting
  • straight-forward
  • pixel

12

Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping (2025)

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Android Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Mac OS Linux PC Windows

You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!


  • detective
  • mystery
  • noir
  • investigation
  • short
  • cute
  • birds
  • stand-alone
  • story
  • puzzle
  • funny
  • point-and-click
  • fiction

13

Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer (2025)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS

In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…


  • point-and-click
  • detective
  • investigation
  • noir
  • thriller
  • mystery
  • conspiracy
  • 1990s
  • fiction
  • interactive
  • pixel
  • atmospheric
  • 2d
  • adventure
  • story

14

9 Clues 2: The Ward (2014)

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Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Xbox One Linux Mac OS PC Windows Windows Phone / Windows 10 Mobile

Solve the mystery of Mnemosyne Asylum!


  • crime
  • crime-scene
  • puzzle
  • detective
  • adventure
  • hidden-object
  • point-and-click
  • 1950s
  • horror
  • spine-tingling
  • psychological
  • difficult
  • graphic
  • casual
  • villain

15

Resonance (2012)

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Xbox 360 Android Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Deep dive into space and explore the story of Robert and Catriona. You will discover the catastrophic events that happened on the station and get to know mysterious RESONANCES while being confronted with a tragic past.


  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • inventory
  • sci-fi
  • point-and-click
  • conspiracy
  • mystery
  • old-school
  • detective
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • retro
  • story
  • thriller
  • pixel

16

Lord Winklebottom Investigates (2022)

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PC Windows l Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Xbox One Linux Mac OS Nintendo Switch

It’s the 1920s and the world’s foremost detective is about to embark on his most challenging case yet. Thankfully, in this world that’s not quite like our own, there’s nobody better to crack the case than the great detective and gentleman giraffe, Lord Winklebottom.

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  • detective
  • mystery
  • crime
  • investigation
  • puzzle
  • narrative
  • comedy
  • dark
  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • surreal
  • classic

17

Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders (2009)

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IOS iPhone Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

The game follows Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings as they solve mysteries by inspecting crime scenes and questioning suspects.[2] In order to appeal to players familiar with the original story, the game also offers the option to play with a different murderer, which results in different clues and testimony throughout the entire game.[3]


  • detective
  • point-and-click
  • crime
  • mystery
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • novel

18

Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit (2022)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the secrets of the king who was never crowned.


  • point-and-click
  • mystery
  • choices
  • conspiracy
  • cartoony
  • detective
  • story
  • investigation
  • atmospheric
  • hand-drawn
  • 1990s
  • colourful
  • 2d
  • funny
  • adventure

19

The Raven (2018)

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Linux Xbox 360 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 Mac OS PC Windows

London, 1964. An ancient ruby is stolen from the British Museum. At the crime scene: a raven feather. Is somebody trying to follow in the footsteps of The Raven, the legendary master thief who disappeared years before?


  • crime
  • detective
  • point-and-click
  • mystery
  • novel
  • noir
  • adventure
  • heist
  • must-play

20

Demon Hunter: Ascendance (2019)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Mac OS Playstation 5 Linux Xbox Series X PC Windows

You slump into your chair after another day of investigations. Just as you start to lose yourself in the glow of the TV screen, the telephone rings. The museum curator needs your help - a tourist has gone missing. You smirk at his warning of paranormal goings-on; that's what Demon Hunters are for.

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  • hidden-object
  • mystery
  • adventure
  • detective
  • puzzle
  • casual
  • demons
  • point-and-click
  • crime
  • supernatural
  • horror
  • mouse
  • atmospheric

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