The Best Detective Games for Xbox One

Update 21 May 2025: Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping added at rank #8.

Here are our 10 Best Detective Games for Xbox One, position 21 to 30:

The Darkside Detective
The Thaumaturge
Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The London Case
Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One
Chinatown Detective Agency
The Last Case of Benedict Fox
Shadows of Doubt
Carmen Sandiego
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The Darkside Detective (2017)

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Join Detectives McQueen and Dooley as they solve six different cases full of humour and great references in the town of Twin Lakes. With beautiful retro-style pixel graphics, this is a must play for lovers of cats, coffee and all kinds of videogames!

What we like:

Crisp and clean pixel graphics
Variety in music
Sense of satisfaction when solving a case
Humourous atmosphere
Great movie references

What could be improved:

Cases are straightforward
Not super challenging
No tries to scare you

point-and-click
detective
supernatural
pixel
adventure
funny
retro
mystery
puzzle
comedy

The Thaumaturge (2024)

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The Thaumaturge is a story-driven RPG with morally ambiguous choices, taking place in the culturally diverse world of early 20th century Warsaw. In this world, salutors exist: esoteric beings that only thaumaturges can truly perceive and use for their needs.

rpg
turn-based
historical
combat
detective
supernatural
isometric
demons
political
narrative
story
fantasy
mystery
choices
fight

Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders (2019)

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A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.

detective
point-and-click
conversation
historical
investigation
pixel
fiction
interactive
minimalist
mystery
narrative
crime
thriller
story
linear

Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The London Case (2023)

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Hercule Poirot is back in a brand-new adventure, set in the heart of London.

detective
mystery

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

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

The Last Case of Benedict Fox (2023)

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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.

detective
platform
puzzle
mystery
supernatural
narrative
sudden-death
boss
sides-scrolling
exploration
demons
combat
trial-and-error
combat-system
light-touch

Shadows of Doubt (2024)

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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5

An immersive sandbox detective stealth game set in a fully simulated sci-fi noir city of crime and corruption. Think like a private investigator and take on jobs to earn cash on your path to catching a serial killer. If you don’t catch them - they will kill again…

detective
procedural
sandbox
voxel
noir
simulation
stealth
cyberpunk
crime
immersive
first-person
open-world
simulated

Carmen Sandiego (2025)

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The scarlet super thief Carmen Sandiego is back! Adorn Carmen’s signature red hat and play as the vigilante herself to navigate a world of espionage, utilizing high-tech gadgets, and ultimately capturing VILE.