The Best Detective Games for Linux - Page 2

Update : Neon Hearts City added at rank #26.
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Interrogation: You Will Be Deceived (2019)

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Linux Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS

As a police detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?


  • detective
  • political
  • noir
  • crime
  • psychological
  • story
  • visual-novel
  • choices
  • mature
  • fiction
  • book
  • comic
  • dark
  • manipulation
  • realistic

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Nine Noir Lives (2022)

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Xbox One Linux PC Windows Mac OS

Stretch your legs, clean your whiskers, and dive into Nine Noir Lives. Enjoy a "point-and-lick" comedy-noir adventure, full of humour, crazy characters, and intriguing locations. Solve challenging puzzles and answer the immortal question: how many things need to be licked to solve a murder in this town?


  • noir
  • comedy-noir
  • point-and-click
  • comedy
  • detective
  • cats
  • funny
  • hand-drawn
  • mystery
  • crime
  • cartoony
  • relaxing
  • family-friendly
  • cute
  • 2d

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Trust No One (2024)

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

You'll need to think outside more than just the box. In "Trust No One,” a point-and-click detective adventure, you play as a journalist who tries to unravel a web of secrets about a mysterious AI-company. Explore the nooks and alleyways of Kyiv to discover the identity of your informant.


  • detective
  • point-and-click
  • conspiracy
  • investigation
  • logic
  • philosophical
  • conversation
  • hand-drawn
  • dystopian
  • minimalist
  • adventure
  • sci-fi
  • story
  • exploration
  • cartoony

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Detective From The Crypt Windows (2021)

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Linux PC Windows

Jane wakes up in a crypt as a ghost. You are investigating the death of her family together. Seeking and researching evidences. Building an accusation based on them. You have a laboratory to research evidences. Play and get the feeling of being a true Victorian detective.

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  • point-and-click
  • detective
  • logic
  • cats
  • investigation
  • hidden-object
  • hand-drawn
  • mystery
  • classic-sounding
  • multiple-endings
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • old-school
  • cartoony
  • 2d

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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

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Occult Crime Police (2021)

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IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Murder. Conspiracy. Thought Influencers. Only you can decipher the mystery of Base 24. Comb a mysterious government base for evidence, catch suspects in their lies, and unravel the truth, no matter how ridiculous it may be!

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  • cartoony
  • supernatural
  • detective
  • investigation
  • visual-novel
  • lgbtq
  • point-and-click
  • mystery
  • hand-drawn
  • funny
  • anime
  • 2d
  • conversation
  • story
  • sci-fi

17

Detective Dotson (2025)

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Android Linux PC Windows Mac OS j Xbox Series X

A cozy mystery game about a detective with Bollywood dreams. It's the first adventure game set in the colorful streets of India. Engage with adorable 2D characters living in a 3D world. Find clues and solve the evidence board. With each case, a larger mystery unfolds.

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  • cozy
  • detective
  • investigation
  • nonlinear
  • foreign
  • episodic
  • wholesome
  • character
  • fiction
  • pixel
  • mystery
  • cute
  • point-and-click
  • comedy
  • customization

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Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of Karkhala (2018)

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

The demonic preacher has escaped to the remotest mountains in pursuit of a grim secret that could give him ultimate power. He has already eluded the investigation of the protagonist detective and her partner Hamilton twice: once in Maple Creek, and again in Ravenwood. It’s no mystery that this time it’s personal.


  • detective
  • hidden-object
  • mystery
  • puzzle
  • adventure

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Kona II: Brume (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Linux PC Windows Xbox One

Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.

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  • surreal
  • detective
  • mystery
  • investigation
  • snow
  • narration
  • interactive
  • exploration
  • walking-simulator
  • story
  • fiction
  • first-person
  • adventure
  • action-adventure
  • 3d

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The Beekeeper's Picnic - A Sherlockian Adventure (2025)

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Linux PC Windows

Beekeeper (and former world’s greatest detective) Sherlock Holmes is arranging a surprise picnic for his friend Watson. Unfortunately pesky mysteries keep getting in the way! Explore, find clues and interrogate your neighbours in this cosy point and click adventure!

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  • point-and-click
  • detective
  • investigation
  • nature
  • agriculture
  • historical
  • pixel
  • hand-drawn
  • adventure
  • 2d
  • relaxing
  • 1990s
  • puzzle
  • old-school
  • mystery

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