The Best Detective Games for Linux - Page 5

Update : Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer added at rank #45.
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For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with hima (2024)

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Watching my attractive colleague from work, I didn't even notice how I woke up at her house. Only the duct tape over my mouth and the heaviness in my legs bother me a little. I hope this is just a joke and she won't do A N Y T H I N G to me…

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  • romance
  • horror
  • visual-novel
  • psychological
  • comedy
  • detective
  • minimalist
  • hand-drawn
  • surreal
  • abstract
  • anime
  • psychedelic
  • multiple-endings
  • 2d
  • atmospheric

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Paper Perjury (2024)

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It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.

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  • visual-novel
  • detective
  • mystery
  • point-and-click
  • crime
  • truth-telling
  • pixel
  • logic
  • attorney
  • investigation
  • anime
  • 2d
  • socio-economy
  • story
  • puzzle

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GENBA no Kizuna (2024)

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A Mesozoic murder mystery, 4 suspects, 1 truth. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you set out to unravel the case with your team. Will you be able to accurately determine who took the victim's life? Or will your deductions lead you to arrest someone for a crime they did not commit...?

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  • investigation
  • detective
  • crime
  • dinosaurs
  • blood
  • logic
  • visual-novel
  • fiction
  • narration
  • mystery
  • interactive
  • gore
  • anime
  • story
  • multiple-endings

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Chains of Judgment (2024)

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Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.

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  • fiction
  • crime
  • point-and-click
  • detective
  • text
  • visual-novel
  • investigation
  • interactive
  • anime
  • simulation
  • casual
  • drama
  • mystery
  • conversation
  • choices

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Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer (2025)

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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…


  • investigation
  • thriller
  • noir
  • conspiracy
  • 1990s
  • detective
  • atmospheric
  • fiction
  • point-and-click
  • mystery
  • interactive
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • crime
  • stylized

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Ancraophobia (2024)

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Ghost hunting survival game where you identify and catch ghosts. Play alone or with friends this horror game is sure to be enjoyable.

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  • immersive
  • investigation
  • logic
  • detective
  • demons
  • strategy
  • supernatural
  • psychedelic
  • mythology
  • 3d
  • atmospheric
  • psychological
  • realistic
  • first-person
  • horror

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To Hell With The Ugly (2023)

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To Hell with the Ugly is an adventure game where you play as Rock Bailey, a gorgeous yet shallow young man, who must investigate and fight his way to freedom after being kidnapped. Alternate between turn-based combats and investigation in this film noir adaptation of the novel by Boris Vian.


  • noir
  • detective
  • point-and-click
  • investigation
  • turn-based
  • fiction
  • humor
  • narration
  • combat
  • conspiracy
  • mystery
  • stylized
  • interactive
  • dark
  • comedy

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The Story of Barker (2022)

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A mysterious detective story on an abandoned ship with an unexpected ending.

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  • point-and-click
  • detective
  • hidden-object
  • isometric
  • 3d
  • adventure
  • drama
  • puzzle

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SoulslayericeAeaai (2017)

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An exciting adventure in a story of ancient Chinese setting.Visual Novel with multiple endings to explore.

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  • detective
  • visual-novel
  • casual
  • adventure

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Splittown (2025)

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Splittown is a point-and-click adventure inspired by 90s classics such as Day of the Tentacle and Sam & Max Hit The Road. You are Leonard Nimby, a former top agent of the IM5, hot on the trail of a villanous mayoral candidate on the eve of a fateful election.

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  • conversation
  • investigation
  • 1990s
  • point-and-click
  • political
  • choices
  • surreal
  • detective
  • historical
  • alternate
  • dark
  • comedy
  • retro
  • atmospheric
  • mystery

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