The Best Investigation Games

Update : Beholder: Conductor added at rank #1.
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Beholder: Conductor (2025)

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j Mac OS PC Windows

A Beholder series spin-off. Become a conductor of the Determination Bringer train: monitor passengers, report incidents, and carry out important Ministry assignments — whose level of secrecy depends only on your loyalty. And remember: mission success is very important to you!


  • choices
  • dystopian
  • investigation
  • trains
  • political
  • multiple-endings
  • point-and-click
  • dark
  • management
  • pixel
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • 2d
  • adventure
  • simulation

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Elroy and the Aliens (2025)

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j PC Windows

It's the year 1993. Talking robots, ghosts from the past, and ancient alien technology buried under desert sand. An adventure following Elroy and Peggie in the search of a long-lost father. How far would you go to bring back the ones you love?


  • point-and-click
  • sci-fi
  • investigation
  • multiple-endings
  • mystery
  • hand-drawn
  • narration
  • cartoony
  • 1990s
  • family-friendly
  • fiction
  • story
  • puzzle
  • interactive
  • adventure

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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.


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

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The Darkest Files (2025)

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Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?


  • simulation
  • detective
  • historical
  • political
  • immersive
  • noir
  • investigation
  • atmospheric
  • first-person
  • nonlinear
  • 3d
  • mystery
  • puzzle
  • adventure

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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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An Aisling (2024)

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j Playstation 5 PC Windows

An Aisling is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character. Make friends or enemies as you try to uncover why people are dissappearing on the island of Rashinmore.

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  • 2d
  • investigation
  • surreal
  • platform
  • choices
  • soundtrack
  • exploration
  • stylized
  • colourful
  • mystery
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • dark

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Machinika: Atlas (2024)

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IOS iPhone Android PC Windows

Machinika: Atlas is an indie puzzle game and is the direct sequel to Machinika: Museum, you play as a museum researcher who just land on Atlas. Will you unravel the mysteries of the alien vessel? Solve cryptic puzzles to find out what happened!


  • point-and-click
  • hidden-object
  • sci-fi
  • space
  • investigation
  • mystery
  • dystopian
  • aliens
  • puzzle
  • science
  • logic
  • 3d
  • first-person
  • casual
  • atmospheric

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