The Best Detective point-and-click adventure Games

Update : Loco Motive added at rank #33.
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Meridian 157: Chapter 3 (2021)

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You have ventured this far, now there is no turning back. Uncover the island’s dark history by travelling through crumbling caverns and mysterious laboratories, but be warned, some may not be too welcoming of your presence…

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  • exploration
  • cinematic
  • point-and-click
  • puzzle
  • lovecraftian
  • hidden-object
  • investigation
  • adventure
  • atmospheric
  • casual
  • detective
  • realistic
  • survival-horror
  • challenging
  • sci-fi

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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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Blackwell Convergence (2014)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone

The third game in the Blackwell series


  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • adventure 
  • mystery
  • puzzle
  • supernatural
  • graphic
  • inventory

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Chicken Police (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone stadia Playstation 5 Mac OS

Chicken Police - Paint it RED! is an off-kilter adventure game and visual novel that takes you to the city of Clawville as private detective Sonny Featherland and his partner, Marty MacChicken investigate a case. Follow them as they meet the denizens of the seedy underbelly, interrogate suspects and investigate crime scenes in this hard-boiled noir.


What we like:
  • Smoothly running game
  • Well-made
  • Excellent story supported by good voice acting
  • No-longer weird seeing animal heads on human bodies
What could be improved:
  • Initial weirdness of seeing animal heads on human bodies
  • Minimal action with only occasional minigames

  • detective
  • visual-novel
  • noir
  • mystery
  • point-and-click

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The Case of the Golden Idol (2022)

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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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The Rewinder (2021)

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The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.


  • pixel
  • point-and-click
  • drama
  • detective
  • mythology
  • thriller
  • puzzle
  • mystery
  • 2d
  • lore
  • supernatural
  • atmospheric
  • adventure
  • horror
  • comedy

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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition (2015)

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Mac OS IOS iPhone dos PC Windows

Revisit of one of adventure gaming’s greatest classics by master storyteller Jane Jensen! Struggling bookstore owner Gabriel Knight investigates the sinister Voodoo Murders in New Orleans, discovering the secrets of his family history and unfolding his destiny in this tale of horror and suspense.


  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • remake
  • mystery
  • puzzle
  • detective
  • novel
  • classic
  • inventory
  • supernatural
  • graphic

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Kathy Rain: Director's Cut (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Linux Mac OS IOS iPhone

Kathy Rain is a point-and-click adventure video game.[1] The game is set in 1995 and follows a college girl named Kathy who returns to her hometown to look into a mystery related to her deceased grandfather.[2][3]


  • point-and-click
  • pixel
  • mystery
  • detective
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • 1990s
  • investigation
  • supernatural

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Resonance (2012)

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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

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Demon Hunter: Ascendance (2019)

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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.


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

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