The Best Detective point-and-click adventure Games

Update : Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping added at rank #1.
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Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping (2025)

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85
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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

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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

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True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3 (2025)

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88
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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows Android

True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3 is the final chapter of the psychological thriller trilogy. With point-and-click mechanics, intricate puzzles, and cinematic cutscenes, immerse yourself in a dark horror experience that redefines the genre.


  • horror
  • point-and-click
  • hidden-object
  • exploration
  • psychological
  • minimalist
  • atmospheric
  • detective
  • casual
  • mystery
  • dark
  • puzzle
  • 2d
  • first-person
  • adventure

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Loco Motive (2024)

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83
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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

On the Reuss Express a passenger has been murdered, and you’re the prime suspects. Uncover a thrilling mystery and solve satisfying point and click puzzles to prove your innocence! A slapstick adventure, packed full of deadly surprises, shocking twists and larger than life characters!


  • point-and-click
  • detective
  • mystery
  • puzzle
  • adventure
  • pixel
  • comedy
  • crime
  • trains
  • investigation
  • funny

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Ace Attorney Investigations Collection DEMO (2024)

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PC Windows

Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!

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  • crime
  • pixel
  • visual-novel
  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • orchestral
  • sprite
  • spin-off
  • drama
  • detective
  • mystery
  • investigation
  • crossover
  • achievements
  • must-play

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Ace Attorney Investigations Collection (2024)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows

Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!


  • crime
  • visual-novel
  • orchestral
  • pixel
  • adventure
  • spin-off
  • mystery
  • drama
  • detective
  • sprite
  • point-and-click
  • investigation
  • crossover

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Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse (2024)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch Mac OS

The last game in the episodic Sam & Max trilogy, beautifully remastered! As the intergalactic villains who seek the Devil’s Toybox close in and Max’s psychic abilities grow beyond his control, the Freelance Police will come up against their most frightening adversary yet: the power of Max’s mind.


  • cartoony
  • comic
  • dog
  • satire
  • point-and-click
  • detective
  • lovecraftian
  • book
  • comedy
  • 3d
  • third-person
  • colourful
  • adventure
  • episodic
  • puzzle

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Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Remastered (2024)

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

The last game in the episodic Sam & Max trilogy, beautifully remastered! As the intergalactic villains who seek the Devil’s Toybox close in and Max’s psychic abilities grow beyond his control, the Freelance Police will come up against their most frightening adversary yet: the power of Max’s mind.

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  • point-and-click
  • episodic
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • narrative
  • detective
  • comedy
  • mind-reading
  • gorilla
  • straight

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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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BROK the InvestiGator (2022)

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

BROK the InvestiGator is an adventure game set in a futuristic cyberpunk city where humans have been replaced by animals and robots. Join Brok, a former boxer turned private detective, as he attempts to uncover a sinister plot while struggling with parenthood and providing for his deceased wife's son. Experience the fusion of point-and-click adventure and beat 'em up gameplay styles as you explore your surroundings, talk to NPCs and solve puzzles.


What we like:
  • Fully voiced cast
  • Seamless fusion of point-and-click and beat 'em up genres
  • Relatable story with heartfelt moments
  • Sherlock Holmes­-esque interrogation sequences
  • Multiple endings for replayability
What could be improved:
  • Some puzzles are too simple to work out
  • Some sequences drag on too long serving little purpose outside of padding out the runtime

  • point-and-click
  • detective
  • beat-em-up
  • cyberpunk
  • dystopian
  • adventure
  • soundtrack
  • choices
  • investigation
  • futuristic
  • fight
  • mystery
  • cartoony
  • puzzle
  • post-apocalyptic

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