The Best Investigation Games - Page 2

Update : Maze of Thorns added at rank #1.
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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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YOUR HOUSE (2025)

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


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

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Trials of Innocence (2025)

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PC Windows

Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.

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  • lore
  • detective
  • fiction
  • anime
  • investigation
  • visual-novel
  • conversation
  • memes
  • interactive
  • crime
  • mystery
  • logic
  • point-and-click
  • multiple-endings
  • story

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Unnatural Investigations (2025)

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PC Windows

4 player online coop game, eliminate enemies, find special items & clues, summon the boss, and destroy it

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  • investigation
  • first-person
  • detective
  • horror
  • cooperative
  • gore
  • demons
  • shooter
  • team
  • atmospheric
  • multiplayer
  • realistic
  • fps
  • 3d
  • exploration

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The Rake (2024)

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PC Windows

The Rake is an open-world singleplayer horror game where you have to survive and hunt The Rake while exploring the world or completing the main quest. Use Beartraps, Trailcams, Pistols, SMGs, Rifles, Weapon Attachments, Drones, and anything else you find to survive.

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  • hunting
  • simulation
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • investigation
  • immersive
  • life
  • base-building
  • open-world
  • crafting
  • horror
  • multiple-endings
  • action-adventure
  • exploration
  • survival

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On Your Tail (2024)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

A cozy detective adventure where you play as a vacation-bound writer who stumbles upon an idyllic town plagued by an enigmatic thief. Crack the case in this charming seaside town, build relationships, and unravel secrets in a world full of quirky characters and heartwarming stories.

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  • mystery
  • simulation
  • fishing
  • detective
  • cozy
  • life
  • cooking
  • investigation
  • crime
  • romance
  • immersive
  • story
  • narrative
  • open-world
  • adventure

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Airport X-Ray Simulator (2024)

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early access Android PC Windows

Step into the critical role of a baggage security operative in Airport X-Ray Simulator. As part of the backbone of airport security, you are the last line of defense against prohibited or illegal items making their way onto an aircraft or into the airport.


  • simulation
  • investigation
  • immersive
  • life
  • hidden-object
  • realistic
  • detective
  • management
  • modern
  • sandbox
  • 3d
  • physics
  • stylized

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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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Arsene Lupin Once a Thief (2024)

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Discover the youth of a legend - Experience the transformation of Arsene Lupin, from whimsical thief to legendary hero, in 'Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief', an adventure and investigation game freely adapted from the works of Maurice Leblanc, with its events unfolding in the early 20th century.


  • text
  • point-and-click
  • visual-novel
  • investigation
  • colourful
  • detective
  • crime
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • adventure
  • historical
  • puzzle
  • stealth
  • narration
  • mystery

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Quantum Sleeper (2024)

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PC Windows

Research Facility G-1-6 has gone dark. Your mission: reestablish contact and investigate the communication blackout. Equipped with AEGIS-scanner and a flashlight, uncover what is really going on here.

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  • horror
  • investigation
  • mystery
  • linear
  • dark
  • psychological
  • survival-horror
  • action-adventure
  • atmospheric
  • stealth
  • sci-fi
  • 3d
  • realistic
  • exploration
  • dungeon

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