The Best Mystery Games for Mac OS

Update : Exiled added at rank #13.
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Strange Horticulture (2022)

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Mac OS IOS iPhone Android Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.


  • mystery
  • puzzle
  • cult
  • detective
  • investigation
  • nature
  • relaxing
  • multiple-endings
  • lovecraftian
  • local
  • book
  • grid
  • choices
  • card
  • bizarro

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Return of the Obra Dinn (2018)

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Xbox One Mac OS PC Windows

Return of the Obra Dinn is an adventure puzzle game set in a supernatural maritime world. Players assume the role of an appraiser for a maritime insurance company and are given a pocket watch that reveals the fates of the ship's unfortunate passengers. The game features stunning foley work, voice acting, and score to set its tone. Players must use their deductive reasoning to unravel what happened to all passengers on board.


What we like:
  • Mystery elements require sound deductive reasoning
  • Brilliant foley work and voice acting
  • Innovative visuals inspired by early computer games
  • Supernatural angle adds intrigue and suspense
  • High replay value
What could be improved:
  • Simulated assistance may make some tasks too easy
  • Minimalist aesthetic can be off-putting to some players
  • Limited area surrounding each scene restricts exploration

  • detective
  • mystery
  • puzzle

3

Overboard! (2021)

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IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch Android PC Windows Mac OS

Overboard! is an exciting mystery game where you play as Veronica Villensey, a 1930s femme fatale who throws her husband overboard on a boat eight hours away from New York. You must help her get away with her crime by getting her off the boat scot-free when it docks. With visuals and music that evoke the 1930s, and the ability to direct your own story with multiple endings, this game is sure to keep you entertained.


What we like:
  • Open world visual novel gameplay
  • Multiple endings
  • Replayable
  • Short playthroughs
  • Fun 1930s visuals & music
What could be improved:
  • Short playthrough times may be a con for some players

  • visual-novel
  • crime
  • mystery
  • choices
  • detective
  • narrative
  • fiction
  • comedy
  • novel
  • interactive
  • adventure
  • conversation
  • sailing
  • cover
  • puzzle

4

Firewatch (2016)

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Android Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.


  • mystery
  • walking-simulator
  • narrative
  • first-person
  • exploration
  • story
  • park
  • adventure
  • boss
  • thriller

5

Tangle Tower (2019)

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apple arcade Android PC Windows Nintendo Switch Mac OS IOS iPhone Xbox One Playstation 4

Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?


  • point-and-click
  • mystery
  • puzzle
  • detective
  • crime
  • adventure
  • noir
  • conversation

6

Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County (2022)

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PC Windows Mac OS

You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery in the wild west.

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  • detective
  • mystery
  • short
  • comedy
  • funny
  • sequel
  • investigation
  • colourful
  • cute
  • walking-simulator
  • point-and-click
  • amphibian
  • crime
  • soundtrack
  • relaxing

7

Lost in Play (2022)

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PC Windows Android Mac OS Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone

Go on adventures and solve puzzles on this feel-good journey with a brother and sister as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Lost in their imagination, Toto and Gal must stick together and solve puzzles to find their way home.


  • puzzle
  • point-and-click
  • wholesome
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • hand-drawn
  • adventure
  • cartoony
  • story
  • surreal
  • colourful
  • family-friendly
  • comedy
  • funny
  • puzzling

8

Frequency (2023)

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early access ps2 Linux Mac OS PC Windows Android

Drive the world and make it dance as you piece together the geometric puzzles and build musical tracks that are intertwined.


  • multiple-endings
  • music
  • space
  • choices
  • instrument
  • walking-simulator
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • online-capable
  • pixel
  • cyberpunk
  • humor
  • rhythm
  • interactive
  • minimalist

9

How We Know We're Alive (2021)

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IOS iPhone Linux Mac OS PC Windows

HOW WE KNOW WE'RE ALIVE is an award winning, hour long melancholy, point-and-click narrative mystery set in the bible belt of Sweden.

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  • mystery
  • pixel
  • walking-simulator
  • fiction
  • interactive
  • narrative
  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • emotion
  • emotional
  • philosophical
  • self-discovery
  • stylized
  • 2d
  • inventory

10

Bugsnax (2020)

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Playstation 5 IOS iPhone Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 4 (IOS iPhone)

Dive into the quirky world of Bugsnax! As a journalist, you'll explore the diverse Snaktooth Island, solve its mysteries, and capture 100 unique Bugsnax. With charming characters, engaging gameplay, and endless customization, you'll be captivated by this delightful adventure.

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What we like:
  • Innovative creature-catching gameplay
  • Rich, immersive world with diverse biomes
  • Entertaining and distinct characters
  • Fun, fitting soundtrack
  • Engaging side quests and challenges
What could be improved:
  • None

  • puzzle
  • narrative
  • mystery
  • adventure
  • cute
  • muppet
  • horror
  • inventive
  • first-person
  • story
  • discovery
  • colourful
  • controller-support
  • physics
  • comedy

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