The Best Detective Games

Update, 30 December 2022: Nine Noir Lives added at rank #26.

Lost Judgment (2021)

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Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox Series X

When a police officer discloses the murder of the student teacher who bullied his son to suicide, the twisted secrets of a Yokohama, high school bleed out. Nothing, in this case, is black and white.

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detective
skateboard
fight
combat
crime
brawler
mystery
stealth
boxing
spin-off
parkour
narrative
turn-based

Judgment (2018)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One IOS iPhone Android PC Windows stadia Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Fight for the truth and uncover the twisted crime running deep beneath the surface of Tokyo. In this legal thriller , the balance between justice and mercy teeters on the edge.

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detective
crime
fight
drama
combat
spin-off

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut (2021)

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

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

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rpg
detective
political
isometric
must-play
story
crime
dice
choices
narrative
politics
funny
tabletop
rich

Disco Elysium (2019)

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Mac OS PC Windows

Disco Elysium is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city block to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

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rpg
detective
dice
isometric
political
mystery
tabletop
skill
crime

Return of the Obra Dinn (2018)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Mac OS

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

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detective
mystery
puzzle
story
atmospheric

The Case of the Golden Idol (2022)

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Mac OS PC Windows

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

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detective
mystery
investigation
conspiracy
thriller
fiction
crime
choices
point-and-click
dark
pixel
historical
puzzle
story
interactive

The Test (2020)

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Xbox 360 Playstation 3 PC Windows

You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

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detective
mystery
puzzle
psychological
crime
point-and-click
japanese
horror
adventure
investigation
multiple-endings
immersive
rpg
choices
third-person

Hypnospace Outlaw (2019)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

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detective
1990s
simulation
alternate-world
alternate
funny
surreal
point-and-click
puzzle
collect-em-all
retro
nostalgia-driven
conspiracy
historical
alternate-historical

Overboard! (2021)

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IOS iPhone Mac OS PC Windows Android Nintendo Switch

GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.

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

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4

Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.

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