The Best Detective Games for Mac OS - Page 4

Update : Detective Dotson added at rank #38.
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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.

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

32

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

33

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

34

Adventure Escape Mysteries (2020)

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Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone Android

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

35

The Rewinder (2021)

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j PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X

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

36

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

37

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

38

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

39

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

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Contradiction - Spot The Liar! (2015)

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Mac OS PC Windows

Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!

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  • fmv
  • investigation
  • detective
  • crime
  • mystery
  • conspiracy
  • fiction
  • immersive
  • movie
  • point-and-click
  • interactive
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • retro
  • exploration

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