The Best Detective Games for PC Windows - Page 5

Update : No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files added at rank #14.
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YOUR HOUSE (2025)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone Mac OS Android

A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.

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  • thriller
  • noir
  • interactive
  • mystery
  • comic
  • book
  • fiction
  • detective
  • story
  • puzzle
  • visual-novel
  • investigation
  • 1990s
  • text
  • narration

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Enigma of Fear (2024)

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PC Windows

Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enigma of Fear, defeating the terrible monsters who'll try to stop you.

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  • investigation
  • mystery
  • dog
  • detective
  • supernatural
  • survival-horror
  • visual-novel
  • travel
  • multiple-endings
  • open-world
  • pixel
  • music
  • time
  • isometric
  • hand-drawn

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looK INside (2024)

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PC Windows

Investigate the mysterious death of an unidentified young woman, in this shocking psychological thriller kinetic novel.

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  • point-and-click
  • visual-novel
  • thriller
  • horror
  • noir
  • psychological
  • relaxing
  • detective
  • dark
  • mystery
  • casual
  • investigation
  • narration
  • 2d
  • hand-drawn

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Crime O'Clock (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS

Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!

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  • detective
  • crime
  • investigation
  • point-and-click
  • comic
  • hidden-object
  • book
  • mystery
  • hand-drawn
  • logic
  • puzzle
  • narration
  • choices
  • comedy
  • 2d

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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

46

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.


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

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Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One (2021)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4

In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.


  • detective
  • open-world
  • crime
  • mystery

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The Last Case of Benedict Fox (2023)

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

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

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Chinatown Detective Agency (2022)

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Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch

Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.


  • detective
  • point-and-click
  • mystery
  • cyberpunk
  • noir
  • pixel
  • crime
  • puzzle
  • trivia
  • investigation
  • real-world
  • adventure
  • dystopian

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The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (2021)

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Nintendo 3DS Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is a prequel to the popular Ace Attorney series that takes players through case after case packed with wonderful characters, stories and clever brain teasers. Engage in multi-pronged conversations with numerous different characters and explore lavishly detailed environments for clues. Solve puzzles as you take on the role of a lawyer trying to prove your client's innocence in court.


What we like:
  • Richly detailed art direction
  • Period-accurate references
  • Entertaining writing
  • Clever animations and character designs
  • Multiple witnesses take the stand simultaneously
  • Extra content such as DLC costumes and developer commentary
What could be improved:
  • Clues can be hard to connect during trials

  • visual-novel
  • crime
  • detective
  • drama
  • historical
  • mystery
  • narrative
  • adventure
  • western
  • crossover

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