The Best Detective Games for Android

Update : The Isle Tide Hotel added at rank #22.
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Judgment (2018)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One IOS iPhone Android PC Windows stadia Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Fight for the truth and uncover the twisted crime running deep beneath the surface of Tokyo. In this legal thriller , the balance between justice and mercy teeters on the edge.


  • detective
  • crime
  • fight
  • drama
  • combat
  • spin-off
  • narrative

2

Overboard! (2021)

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IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch Android PC Windows Mac OS

Overboard! is an exciting mystery game where you play as Veronica Villensey, a 1930s femme fatale who throws her husband overboard on a boat eight hours away from New York. You must help her get away with her crime by getting her off the boat scot-free when it docks. With visuals and music that evoke the 1930s, and the ability to direct your own story with multiple endings, this game is sure to keep you entertained.

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What we like:
  • Open world visual novel gameplay
  • Multiple endings
  • Replayable
  • Short playthroughs
  • Fun 1930s visuals & music
What could be improved:
  • Short playthrough times may be a con for some players

  • visual-novel
  • crime
  • mystery
  • choices
  • detective
  • narrative
  • fiction
  • comedy
  • novel
  • interactive
  • adventure
  • conversation
  • sailing
  • cover
  • puzzle

3

Backbone (2021)

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Backbone is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

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  • detective
  • dystopian
  • pixel
  • adventure
  • mystery
  • noir
  • point-and-click
  • puzzle
  • narrative
  • post-noir
  • stealth

4

The Wild Case (2021)

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Linux Mac OS IOS iPhone Android Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Embark on a journey to an eerie village shrouded in mystery in The Wild Case. Solve puzzles, negotiate with inhabitants, and uncover supernatural occurrences in this atmospheric adventure. With stunning hand-drawn graphics and haunting sound effects, immerse yourself in an open world that will keep you on edge. Unravel the secrets of the forgotten village if you dare.


What we like:
  • Short but well-rounded gameplay
  • Intriguing mystery with satisfying ending
  • Beautiful hand-drawn artwork
  • Atmospheric music and sound effects
  • Adequate price point
What could be improved:
  • Lack of motivation for replayability
  • Rough English translation
  • Story not frightening for adults

  • point-and-click
  • detective
  • hand-drawn
  • puzzle
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • 2d
  • text
  • adventure
  • investigation
  • linear
  • exploration
  • colourful
  • mystery
  • first-person

5

Voodoo Detective (2022)

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Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Android Mac OS Linux PC Windows

Do you like adventure, comedy, and dime store detective novels? Then boy have we got the game for you! Join Voodoo Detective in a hand-drawn, point-and-click noir where you’ll pit your wits and hoodoo know-how against a sinister evil that’s taken root on beautiful Zo Wanga Isle.

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  • point-and-click
  • noir
  • detective
  • investigation
  • hand-drawn
  • conversation
  • mystery
  • 2.5d
  • comedy
  • cartoony
  • story
  • adventure
  • 2d
  • funny
  • romance

6

The House of Da Vinci 3 (2022)

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IOS iPhone Android PC Windows Nintendo Switch

The grand finale to The House of Da Vinci trilogy is here! Solve numerous new puzzles and mind benders and explore new mystifying locations of ravishing beauty.

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  • puzzle
  • point-and-click
  • historical
  • hidden-object
  • logic
  • travel
  • 3d
  • detective
  • exploration
  • time
  • adventure
  • atmospheric
  • first-person
  • realistic
  • casual

7

Cube Escape Collection (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS Android IOS iPhone

Thank you for playing the Cube Escape Collection! We fixed a few bugs in this new version.

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  • puzzle
  • detective
  • horror
  • point-and-click
  • mech
  • resource
  • dream
  • waves
  • real-time
  • endless
  • achievements
  • classic
  • bite-sized
  • buildings
  • experimental

8

The Good Life (2021)

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Android PC Windows Xbox 360 Xbox One

Enjoy everyday life while solving a murder mystery in Rainy Woods - known as the "happiest town in the world" - in this all-new "Debt Repayment RPG"!


  • simulation
  • mystery
  • open-world
  • detective
  • rpg
  • narrative
  • supernatural
  • local
  • crime
  • life
  • cult
  • agriculture
  • investigation
  • immersive
  • farming

9

Evidence 111 (2022)

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Close your eyes and let yourself be immersed in mysterious audio sceneries of this detective fiction. Will you choose to be kind, curious, courageous or relentless? How the story of chief inspector Alice Wells plays out is solely in your hands!

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  • detective
  • decision
  • audio
  • endings
  • top-notch
  • narration
  • multiple-endings
  • fiction
  • book
  • alternate
  • replay-value
  • colourful
  • interactive
  • old-school

10

Adventure Escape Mysteries (2020)

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Ed and Marie parachute into Occupied France to save two physicists from the Nazis. Plans go awry as the ruthless Major Kressler smashes their spy ring. Who's the traitor? Where are the scientists? Will Ed and Marie ever get a night alone?

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  • investigation
  • detective
  • mystery
  • point-and-click
  • hand-drawn
  • multiple-endings
  • colourful
  • hidden-object
  • puzzle
  • 2d
  • inventory
  • story
  • adventure
  • mech

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