The Best Simulation detective Games for Nintendo Switch

Update : The Darkest Files added at rank #3.
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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.


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

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Hypnospace Outlaw (2019)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Hypnospace Outlaw is a unique game that takes you to the world of the early internet circa 1999. As an assigned moderator of the Hypnospace community, you have to investigate unapproved commerce, strike down images and links with copyright infringement and page through personal blogs and projects. You will explore a web browser as well as a customizable desktop with programs and documents, while having to scan for references and redirects.

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What we like:
  • Unique game setting in the early internet
  • Investigative detective work
  • Engaging storyline
  • Eye-searing kitsch comedy
  • Built with consistent world elements
What could be improved:
  • Limited color palette
  • Grainy pixelated artwork

  • detective
  • alternate
  • conspiracy
  • online
  • simulation
  • funny
  • parody
  • puzzle
  • drama
  • 1990s

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The Darkest Files (2025)

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

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

4

House (2020)

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Android Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Explore the HOUSE, remember it & spot the changes !

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  • horror
  • building
  • investigation
  • walking-simulator
  • simulation
  • gore
  • illustration
  • design
  • single-player
  • first-person
  • dark
  • atmospheric
  • detective
  • pixel
  • relaxing

5

SIMULACRA (2017)

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

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

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  • horror
  • thriller
  • psychological
  • fmv
  • choices
  • detective
  • immersive
  • multiple-endings
  • simulation
  • narrative
  • point-and-click
  • visual-novel
  • mystery
  • malaysian
  • puzzle

6

Night Call (2019)

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PC Windows Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Mac OS

As the game progresses, the Messenger gains new abilities such as climbing walls, gliding in the air, long-range shuriken attacks, and using a grappling hook to propel himself through obstacles and enemies. By collecting Time Shards earned by defeating enemies or hitting lamps, the player can purchase additional upgrades such as health bonuses or extra attack moves. If the player dies, however, a demon named Quarble will appear and automatically claim any Time Shards the player collects as payment for a short amount of time.

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  • detective
  • mystery
  • noir
  • non-linear
  • visual-novel
  • simulation
  • second-person
  • dialogue-driven
  • platform
  • narrative
  • narration
  • hand-drawn

7

Murder Is Game Over: Deal Killer (2024)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox Series X j Playstation 5

Murder Is Game Over: Deal Killer takes you on an immersive journey through the Italian Alps. Unravel the murder mystery amidst an alpine backdrop, exploring opulent settings and unmasking the killer in this thrilling detective game.


  • choices
  • detective
  • snow
  • immersive
  • life
  • mystery
  • scroller
  • point-and-click
  • walking-simulator
  • pixel
  • fiction
  • simulation
  • hidden-object
  • visual-novel
  • story

8

Accident (2020)

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Nintendo Switch Android Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows

Become a journalist who researches old car accident cases. Help victims and perform first aid, obtain evidence and reconstruct the events to discover what really happened.


  • medical
  • simulation
  • education
  • blood
  • investigation
  • travel
  • emotional
  • time-management
  • hidden-object
  • time
  • realistic
  • replay-value
  • quick-time-event
  • detective
  • first-person

9

Save Koch (2019)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Mac OS Linux Xbox One Playstation 4

You are local mafia kingpin, Jeffrey Koch. Your empire in New Kandinski is in total chaos because an unknown Mastermind has decided to take your place. And they’ve planted a sleeper Mole inside your operation. It’s time to act, but you need to act smart.

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  • detective
  • simulation
  • strategy
  • crime
  • choices
  • political
  • replay-value
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • empire
  • violent
  • boss
  • 2d
  • conspiracy
  • difficult

10

Murder Diaries 3 - Santa's Trail of Blood (2021)

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In this game you abstractly follow the narration of a joung man who slowly but surely becomes insane. This leads you straight into the middle of an exciting murder case and a murder mystery unfolds while you listen to the testimonies of witness, friends and relatives.

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  • thriller
  • horror
  • detective
  • flight
  • free-floating
  • walking-simulator
  • third-person
  • drama
  • psychological
  • dark
  • story
  • emotional
  • mystery
  • exploration
  • simulation

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