The Best Mystery Games for Linux - Page 2

Update : Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping added at rank #1.
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The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass (2021)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

An intricate mystery visual novel. Freely search text and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events inside the enigmatic Ashiya Tower.

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  • visual-novel
  • mystery
  • text
  • anime
  • dark
  • detective
  • sci-fi
  • 2d
  • psychological

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The Roottrees are Dead (2025)

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Linux PC Windows Mac OS

A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.

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  • mystery
  • detective
  • investigation
  • puzzle
  • 1990s
  • story
  • point-and-click
  • logic
  • atmospheric
  • mystery-solving
  • fiction
  • deduction
  • visual
  • well-made
  • interactive

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Detective From The Crypt Windows (2021)

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Linux PC Windows

Jane wakes up in a crypt as a ghost. You are investigating the death of her family together. Seeking and researching evidences. Building an accusation based on them. You have a laboratory to research evidences. Play and get the feeling of being a true Victorian detective.

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  • point-and-click
  • detective
  • logic
  • cats
  • investigation
  • hidden-object
  • hand-drawn
  • mystery
  • classic-sounding
  • multiple-endings
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • old-school
  • cartoony
  • 2d

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Detective From The Crypt (2021)

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Linux Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows

Jane wakes up in a crypt as a ghost. You are investigating the death of her family together. Seeking and researching evidences. Building an accusation based on them. You have a laboratory to research evidences. Play and get the feeling of being a true Victorian detective.

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  • point-and-click
  • detective
  • logic
  • investigation
  • hidden-object
  • cats
  • hand-drawn
  • mystery
  • multiple-endings
  • atmospheric
  • old-school
  • exploration
  • cartoony
  • 2d
  • relaxing

15

Locked (2020)

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Linux Xbox One PC Windows

LOCKED in a deadly cat-and-mouse with a relentless serial killer, you must outsmart, escape, and survive in this intense 2D horror experience. Solve chilling puzzles, and stay one step ahead of a relentless pursuer. Inspired by PS1-PS2 classics and iconic horror films.

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  • 2d
  • visual-novel
  • philosophical
  • horror
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • survival-horror
  • point-and-click
  • mystery
  • conversation
  • anime
  • atmospheric
  • platform
  • adventure
  • dark

16

Desolatium (2023)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS Playstation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch

DESOLATIUM is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.

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  • horror
  • point-and-click
  • psychological
  • lovecraftian
  • mystery
  • narration
  • multiple-endings
  • detective
  • choices
  • investigation
  • visual-novel
  • thriller
  • adventure
  • first-person
  • exploration

17

Demon Hunter: Ascendance (2019)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Linux Playstation 5 Mac OS Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One

You slump into your chair after another day of investigations. Just as you start to lose yourself in the glow of the TV screen, the telephone rings. The museum curator needs your help - a tourist has gone missing. You smirk at his warning of paranormal goings-on; that's what Demon Hunters are for.

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  • hidden-object
  • mystery
  • adventure
  • detective
  • puzzle
  • casual
  • demons
  • point-and-click
  • crime
  • supernatural
  • horror
  • mouse
  • atmospheric

18

Super 3D Maze 16 (2024)

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Linux PC Windows

Trapped in a neon labyrinth, Elias Nova wished he’d played Super 3D Maze 16 during his astronaut training. Unfortunately, he didn’t, so it’ll be up to you, intrepid gamer, to guide Elias through these mazes in search of a way out.

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  • psychedelic
  • dungeon
  • mystery
  • colourful
  • experimental
  • abstract
  • minimalist
  • casual

19

Before I Forget (2020)

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

Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived.A narrative exploration that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled. A game about dementia and what happens when you can't hold onto the things you've done or the people you've loved.


  • walking-simulator
  • short
  • exploration
  • emotional
  • beautiful
  • mystery
  • narrative
  • atmospheric
  • first-person
  • thought-provoking
  • stylized
  • 3d
  • piano
  • colour
  • dream

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Little Locked Rooms (2024)

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Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!

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  • investigation
  • detective
  • visual-novel
  • anime
  • mystery
  • text
  • logic
  • crime
  • story
  • 3d
  • relaxing
  • single-player
  • point-and-click
  • funny

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