The Best Detective Games - Page 2

Update : The Rise of the Golden Idol added at rank #1.
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GHOST TRICK: Phantom Detective (2023)

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Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Android

In Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, you're a ghost solving your own murder mystery before sunrise. With time manipulation, object possession, and mind-bending puzzles, you'll uncover a story full of twists and turns. This HD remaster offers an upgraded visual experience, new music arrangements, and a gallery of artwork, making it the ultimate version of this classic adventure.


What we like:
  • Engaging story with satisfying twists
  • Endearing, unique characters
  • Fantastic art style and graphic upgrades
  • Fun voice acting
  • Intriguing puzzle-solving mechanics
What could be improved:
  • Puzzles can be frustrating and require trial-and-error
  • Unhelpful hint system
  • Lack of bonus content

  • puzzle
  • mystery
  • detective
  • cult
  • adventure
  • narrative
  • supernatural
  • classic
  • assassin

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Detective Agency: Gray Tie 2 (2023)

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l Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Skilled detective Amanda and her assistant take the case and head to France to meet with the enigmatic artist. Join the investigation as you collect clues and track suspects across multiple exotic locations. But there is more to this mystery than there appears, so trust no one and beware of traps as you take on your most challenging case yet in this mysterious hidden-object puzzler!-Packed with gorgeous locations to explore!-Tons of clever mini-games to master!-Follow the clues and solve a high-profile art theft!


  • detective
  • hidden-object
  • crime
  • casual
  • investigation

13

The Case of the Golden Idol - Golden Idol Mysteries: The Spider of Lanka (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

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

14

Unboxing the Cryptic Killer (2023)

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Android IOS iPhone Mac OS PC Windows

Unboxing the Cryptic Killer is the first two-player cooperative point-and-click escape room in the "Cryptic Killer" series. Join forces with a friend and play as detective partners Ally and Old Dog. Communicate and cooperate to test your puzzle-solving abilities.


  • cooperative
  • escape
  • room
  • point-and-click
  • puzzle
  • detective
  • 2-player
  • comic
  • mystery
  • investigation
  • logic
  • two-player
  • hand-drawn
  • crime
  • book

15

StafferCase: a psychic mystery adventure (2023)

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PC Windows

[Staffer Case] is a new kind of reasoning game that deals with documents related to murder and finds a contradiction between them. The stage was in the 1960s, when 10 percent of the city's population was in a virtual London with superpowers.

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  • cartoony
  • crowdfunded
  • detective
  • gothic
  • text
  • thriller
  • visual-novel
  • multiple-endings
  • crime
  • mystery
  • atmospheric
  • anime
  • drama
  • story
  • exploration

16

The Last Case of Benedict Fox (2023)

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Xbox Series X/s j Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One

Take on the last case of Benedict Fox and dive into a twisted world of secret organizations, forbidden rituals, and cold-blooded murders. Explore the memories of deceased victims as you search for clues and fight demons in this fantastical Lovecraftian Metroidvania.

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  • detective
  • platform
  • puzzle
  • mystery
  • supernatural
  • narrative
  • sudden-death
  • boss
  • sides-scrolling
  • exploration
  • demons
  • combat
  • trial-and-error
  • combat-system
  • light-touch

17

Shadows of Doubt (2023)

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early access PC Windows

An immersive sandbox detective stealth game set in a fully simulated sci-fi noir city of crime and corruption. Think like a private investigator and take on jobs to earn cash on your path to catching a serial killer. If you don’t catch them - they will kill again…

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  • noir
  • detective
  • voxel
  • immersive
  • sandbox
  • open-world
  • procedural
  • stealth
  • simulation
  • cyberpunk
  • data
  • crime-ridden
  • rpg
  • first-person
  • murder

18

Hitman Party (2023)

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PC Windows

Get ready to join the ultimate hitman party - a fast-paced and hilarious local multiplayer game for up to 6 players. Can you blend in with the crowd, outsmart your friends, and be the first to hunt down the target? Experience the thrill of multiple game modes with your friends!

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  • local
  • 4-player
  • pvp
  • stealth
  • detective
  • multiplayer
  • isometric
  • relaxing
  • competitive
  • 3d
  • funny
  • colourful
  • attack
  • score
  • episodic

19

Murderous Muses (2023)

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

Solve a sinister murder by spending three reality-shifting nights in a haunted art gallery. An infinitely re-playable murder mystery blending deduction, exploration, puzzles, collectibles and FMV.

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  • mystery
  • fmv
  • procedural
  • puzzle
  • detective
  • lovecraftian
  • lore
  • investigation
  • nonlinear
  • replay-value
  • resource-management
  • drama
  • supernatural
  • walking-simulator
  • exploration

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Process of Elimination (2023)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

A hapless student named Wato Hojo finds himself among a group of talented detectives and must take part in their investigation to stop a prolific serial killer that hides among their ranks. Can they solve the case before they’re all eliminated?

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  • detective
  • visual-novel
  • mystery
  • board-game
  • grid
  • holmes
  • clue
  • british
  • colourmag-header-classic
  • fast-forward

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