TOP 100 DETECTIVE / MYSTERY GAMES

Ah, the mystery and detective game genre! What's not to love about solving crimes, piecing together clues, and catching the bad guys? It's like playing a real-life game of Clue, except you get to be the detective! And let's be honest, who doesn't love feeling like Sherlock Holmes or Nancy Drew for a little while? Players love this genre because it's exciting and challenging. It requires critical thinking, observation skills, and a bit of creativity. Plus, it's always satisfying to solve a tricky case and bring justice to the world. If you're a fan of mystery and detective games, you've come to the right place! Here, we have a well-picked list of the top games in this genre. From classic whodunits to modern crime thrillers, there's something for everyone. So, grab your magnifying glass and a cup of tea (or whiskey, if that's your style), and let's get to solving some crimes!

#1001	Memento Mori 2: Guardians of Immortality License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2012 Rating: 7/10
#1002	Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller - Episode 1: The Hangman License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad Release: 2012 Rating: 7/10
#1003	Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 License: n/a Platforms: PC, Android, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Xbox 360 Release: 2012 Rating: 7/10
#1004	The Blackwell Deception License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Mac Release: 2011 Rating: 7/10
#1005	Haunted License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2012 Rating: 7/10
#1006	Nocturne License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch Release: 1999 Rating: 7/10
#1007	Last Window: The Secret of Cape West License: n/a Platforms: DS Release: 2010 Rating: 7/10
#1008	Sam & Max 304: Beyond the Alley of the Dolls License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS3 Release: 2010 Rating: 7/10
#1009	Disney Guilty Party License: n/a Platforms: Wii Release: 2010 Rating: 7/10
#1010	Sam & Max 305: The City That Dares Not Sleep License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS3 Release: 2010 Rating: 7/10
#1011	Sam & Max 303: They Stole Max's Brain! License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS3 Release: 2010 Rating: 7/10
#1012	Midnight Mysteries: Salem Witch Trials License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Mac Release: 2012 Rating: 7/10
#1013	Black Mirror II: Reigning Evil License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2009 Rating: 7/10
#1014	Emerald City Confidential License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2009 Rating: 7/10
#1015	The Blackwell Convergence License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Mac, Android Release: 2009 Rating: 7/10
#1016	Paramnesia License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2022 Rating: 7/10
#1017	Wallace & Gromit in Fright of the Bumblebees License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox 360 Release: 2009 Rating: 7/10
#1018	The Butterfly Sign License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2016 Rating: 7/10
#1019	Nephise License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 7/10
#1020	Casebook: Episode II - The Watcher License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2009 Rating: 7/10
#1021	Alan Wake's American Nightmare License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox 360 Release: 2012 Rating: 7/10
#1022	Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New World License: commercial Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Android, Mac, Switch Release: 2011 Rating: 7/10
#1023	Crossroad Mysteries: The Broken Deal License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2017 Rating: 7/10
#1024	Cubert Badbone, P.I. License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2003 Rating: 7/10
#1025	1893: A World's Fair Mystery License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2003 Rating: 7/10
#1026	Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders License: n/a Platforms: PS4, Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Switch, PS5, XSX, Xbox One, Android Release: 2016 Rating: 7/10
#1027	Missing License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 7/10
#1028	Bestowers of Eternity License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2003 Rating: 7/10
#1029	Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek License: n/a Platforms: PC, Wii Release: 2007 Rating: 7/10
#1030	Tail Concerto License: n/a Platforms: Release: 1998 Rating: 7/10
#1031	Sinking Island License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2007 Rating: 7/10
#1032	Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2010 Rating: 7/10
#1033	ROBOTICS;NOTES DaSH License: n/a Platforms: Switch, PS4, PC Release: 2020 Rating: 7/10
#1034	Evidence: The Last Ritual License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2006 Rating: 6.9/10
#1035	Rainyday License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 6.9/10
#1036	Runaway Express Mystery License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2014 Rating: 6.9/10
#1037	Choices That Matter: And The Sun Went Out License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Mac, Switch Release: 2020 Rating: 6.9/10
#1038	Observer: System Redux License: n/a Platforms: PC, XSX, PS5, PS4 Release: 2020 Rating: 6.9/10
#1039	Jack Orlando: A Cinematic Adventure License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1997 Rating: 6.9/10
#1040	The Corridor: On Behalf Of The Dead License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2018 Rating: 6.9/10
#1041	Accident: The Pilot License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 6.9/10
#1042	Dark Seed II License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1995 Rating: 6.9/10
#1043	Perfect Crime License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2019 Rating: 6.9/10
#1044	Downward Spiral: Horus Station License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC Release: 2018 Rating: 6.9/10
#1045	Night Book License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch, iPhone / iPad, XSX, PS4, PS5, Xbox One Release: 2021 Rating: 6.9/10
#1046	ANDERSON License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2018 Rating: 6.9/10
#1047	Martha License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 6.9/10
#1048	For Your Tranquility License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2023 Rating: 6.9/10
#1049	On Dark Terms License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 6.9/10
#1050	Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS2, Switch, PS3 Release: 2013 Rating: 6.9/10
#1051	Death Come True License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, Switch, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2020 Rating: 6.9/10
#1052	Koudelka License: n/a Platforms: Release: 1999 Rating: 6.9/10
#1053	Orwell: Ignorance is Strength License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2018 Rating: 6.9/10
#1054	The Vanishing of Ethan Carter License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2014 Rating: 6.8/10
#1055	Dead Head Fred License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2007 Rating: 6.8/10
#1056	The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad Release: 2006 Rating: 6.8/10
#1057	In the 1st Degree License: commercial Platforms: PC Release: 1995 Rating: 6.8/10
#1058	HellSign License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 6.8/10
#1059	Data Hacker: Initiation License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2014 Rating: 6.8/10
#1060	The Samaritan Paradox License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2014 Rating: 6.8/10
#1061	Nancy Drew®: Trail of the Twister License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2010 Rating: 6.8/10
#1062	PROZE: Enlightenment License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2019 Rating: 6.8/10
#1063	Mythos: The Beginning - Director's Cut License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2014 Rating: 6.8/10
#1064	Lost Island License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 6.8/10
#1065	Blair Witch VR License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 6.8/10
#1066	Deadlands Noir - That Old Time Religion License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2015 Rating: 6.8/10
#1067	Black Sails - The Ghost Ship License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2015 Rating: 6.8/10
#1068	Dead Secret Circle License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, Android Release: 2018 Rating: 6.8/10
#1069	Time Gap License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2018 Rating: 6.8/10
#1070	Save Koch License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2019 Rating: 6.8/10
#1071	Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS2, Xbox 360 Release: 2006 Rating: 6.8/10
#1072	Virginia License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2016 Rating: 6.8/10
#1073	Insecticide Part 1 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2008 Rating: 6.8/10
#1074	Rough Justice: '84 License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS5, XSX, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2023 Rating: 6.8/10
#1075	Chronicles of Mystery: The Scorpio Ritual License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2008 Rating: 6.7/10
#1076	Nancy Drew® Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses! License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2008 Rating: 6.7/10
#1077	The Ship: Single Player License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2006 Rating: 6.7/10
#1078	The Island: Into The Mist License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2019 Rating: 6.7/10
#1079	Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2000 Rating: 6.7/10
#1080	S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, XSX, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2021 Rating: 6.7/10
#1081	World Keepers: Last Resort License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 6.7/10
#1082	Three Minutes To Eight License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch, iPhone / iPad, PS5, XSX, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2023 Rating: 6.7/10
#1083	Shadows on the Vatican Act I: Greed License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2014 Rating: 6.7/10
#1084	Enola License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2014 Rating: 6.7/10
#1085	Summertime Madness License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, PS5, XSX, Switch, Mac Release: 2021 Rating: 6.7/10
#1086	Mato Anomalies License: n/a Platforms: PS5, XSX, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2023 Rating: 6.7/10
#1087	Detective Story License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 6.7/10
#1088	The Innsmouth Case License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Switch, PS4, Android, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2020 Rating: 6.7/10
#1089	Telling Lies License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, Mac, iPhone / iPad Release: 2019 Rating: 6.7/10
#1090	Byzantine: The Betrayal License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1997 Rating: 6.7/10
#1091	Golden Gate License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1997 Rating: 6.7/10
#1092	Tenchu: Return From Darkness License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2004 Rating: 6.7/10
#1093	Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2004 Rating: 6.7/10
#1094	Chinatown Detective Agency License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2022 Rating: 6.7/10
#1095	The Library of Babel License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PS5, PC, XSX, Switch, iPhone / iPad, Xbox One Release: 2023 Rating: 6.7/10
#1096	The Moment of Silence License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2005 Rating: 6.6/10
#1097	Black Dahlia License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1998 Rating: 6.6/10
#1098	Gabriel Knight® 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1999 Rating: 6.6/10
#1099	Entwined: The Perfect Murder License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2014 Rating: 6.6/10
#1100	Westwood Shadows License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 6.6/10