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!

#301	The Cat Lady License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2012 Rating: 8.7/10
#302	Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Mac, Switch, Android, PS Vita, Xbox One Release: 2016 Rating: 8.7/10
#303	Detroit: Become Human License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC Release: 2020 Rating: 8.6/10
#304	Overboard! License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Android, Switch Release: 2021 Rating: 8.6/10
#305	The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1995 Rating: 8.6/10
#306	Bloodholic License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2019 Rating: 8.6/10
#307	Detective Girl of the Steam City License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2019 Rating: 8.6/10
#308	Alt-Frequencies License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Switch, Android Release: 2019 Rating: 8.6/10
#309	TOKYO CHRONOS License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC Release: 2019 Rating: 8.6/10
#310	The Excavation of Hob's Barrow License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch Release: 2022 Rating: 8.6/10
#311	Project DeepWeb License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2020 Rating: 8.6/10
#312	ABYSS OF THE SACRIFICE License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch Release: 2020 Rating: 8.6/10
#313	前程似锦 Excellent Expectations License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2017 Rating: 8.6/10
#314	Tick Tock: A Tale for Two License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2019 Rating: 8.6/10
#315	House of 1000 Doors: Serpent Flame License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Mac Release: 2016 Rating: 8.6/10
#316	The Painscreek Killings License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 8.6/10
#317	Iseshima mystery annai: Itsuwari no Kuro shinnjyu License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2019 Rating: 8.6/10
#318	Dominique Pamplemousse License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2014 Rating: 8.6/10
#319	Her Story License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Mac, Android Release: 2015 Rating: 8.6/10
#320	Die O'Clock License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 8.6/10
#321	MonsterAmongUs License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 8.6/10
#322	Santo Island Incident License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 8.6/10
#323	The Backrooms: Lost Tape License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 8.6/10
#324	Reality's Reverse Side License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2021 Rating: 8.6/10
#325	Conway: Disappearance at Dahlia View License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 8.6/10
#326	Adventures of Bertram Fiddle 1: A Dreadly Business License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2015 Rating: 8.6/10
#327	Interrogation Files: Port Landsend License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 8.6/10
#328	Oniria Crimes License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, Switch, Mac, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2020 Rating: 8.6/10
#329	Silver Creek Falls: Chapter 1 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2015 Rating: 8.6/10
#330	The Secret Order 3: Ancient Times License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2016 Rating: 8.6/10
#331	Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2023 Rating: 8.6/10
#332	13:ORIGIN - Chapter One License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2023 Rating: 8.6/10
#333	Hacker Simulator License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 8.6/10
#334	Before Your Eyes License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, PS5, Android, iPhone / iPad Release: 2021 Rating: 8.6/10
#335	Hypnospace Outlaw License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Mac Release: 2019 Rating: 8.6/10
#336	Alan Wake License: Commercial Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, Console, PS5, PS4, XSX, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2012 Rating: 8.6/10
#337	Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror - Remastered License: commercial Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 1997 Rating: 8.6/10
#338	Dark Angels: Masquerade of Shadows License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2013 Rating: 8.5/10
#339	The Devilry Reservation License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2023 Rating: 8.5/10
#340	CHAQS License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 8.5/10
#341	LA Noire License: n/a Platforms: PS4, Switch, PC, Xbox 360, PS3, Xbox One Release: 2011 Rating: 8.5/10
#342	Twilight bride :VORMSLEGEND License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 8.5/10
#343	Prison Life 2 License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2023 Rating: 8.5/10
#344	Grey Hack License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2017 Rating: 8.5/10
#345	恒水中学连环虐杀 / The untold story of hengshui school License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2018 Rating: 8.5/10
#346	The Wild Case License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Switch, Android Release: 2021 Rating: 8.5/10
#347	REDO! License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, XSX, Xbox One Release: 2019 Rating: 8.5/10
#348	Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2014 Rating: 8.5/10
#349	Reversion - The Return (Last Chapter) License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 8.5/10
#350	Field Hospital: Dr. Taylor's Story License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2020 Rating: 8.5/10
#351	Summerland License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 8.5/10
#352	Metaphobia License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2019 Rating: 8.5/10
#353	Harthorn License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 8.5/10
#354	Contraband Police: Prologue License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 8.5/10
#355	The Librarian (Special Edition) License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2020 Rating: 8.5/10
#356	Cold Verdict License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 8.5/10
#357	The Atlas Mystery: A VR Puzzle Game License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 8.5/10
#358	Fragmented Memories - Arc One License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2022 Rating: 8.5/10
#359	Nancy Drew®: Danger on Deception Island License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2003 Rating: 8.5/10
#360	Nancy Drew®: Secret of the Scarlet Hand License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2002 Rating: 8.5/10
#361	Nine Noir Lives License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2022 Rating: 8.5/10
#362	The Slaughter: Act One License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad Release: 2016 Rating: 8.5/10
#363	DELETE AFTER READING License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2023 Rating: 8.5/10
#364	Paranormal Detective: Escape from the 90's License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 8.5/10
#365	The Sexy Brutale License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2017 Rating: 8.5/10
#366	Condemned: Criminal Origins License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One Release: 2006 Rating: 8.5/10
#367	Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2008 Rating: 8.5/10
#368	Grim Fandango License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Switch, Xbox One Release: 1998 Rating: 8.4/10
#369	L.A. Noire License: Commercial Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, Console, PS3, PS4, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2011 Rating: 8.4/10
#370	MeiQi:Story License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 8.4/10
#371	Echoes License: n/a Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, PC Release: 2021 Rating: 8.4/10
#372	Magnus Imago License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 8.4/10
#373	Ghost Watchers License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 8.4/10
#374	Freshman Magic: Spellbooks and Tangled Sheets License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2022 Rating: 8.4/10
#375	Between Time: Escape Room License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS5, XSX Release: 2021 Rating: 8.4/10
#376	MetaPhysical License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 8.4/10
#377	Yoko Redux: Dreams of a Blue Planet License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2022 Rating: 8.4/10
#378	Spirit Hunter: Death Mark License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2019 Rating: 8.4/10
#379	Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Mac, PS4, Switch, Android, Xbox One Release: 2011 Rating: 8.4/10
#380	Explorer of Yggdrasil License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 8.4/10
#381	AI: The Somnium Files License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, Switch, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2019 Rating: 8.4/10
#382	Disco Elysium: The Final Cut License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Mac Release: 2019 Rating: 8.4/10
#383	Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2012 Rating: 8.4/10
#384	96 Mill License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 8.4/10
#385	Kid,napper: Gosh, I'm Kidnapped by a Pupil License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2017 Rating: 8.4/10
#386	Markus Ritter - The Lost Family License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 8.4/10
#387	Miss Fisher and the Deathly Maze License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2018 Rating: 8.4/10
#388	The Secret Order 8: Return to the Buried Kingdom License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Android, Xbox One, PS4, Switch Release: 2020 Rating: 8.4/10
#389	Metamorphosis License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2020 Rating: 8.4/10
#390	Scared Tube License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 8.4/10
#391	Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2022 Rating: 8.4/10
#392	MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2017 Rating: 8.4/10
#393	Getsuei Gakuen -kou- License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS Vita Release: 2015 Rating: 8.4/10
#394	Haunted Hotel: Silent Waters Collector's Edition License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 8.4/10
#395	The Quivering License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2015 Rating: 8.4/10
#396	Black Chapter License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 8.4/10
#397	Lost Judgment License: n/a Platforms: PS5, XSX, PS4, PC, Xbox One Release: 2022 Rating: 8.4/10
#398	Nancy Drew®: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2002 Rating: 8.4/10
#399	Gnosia License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, XSX, PS5, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2022 Rating: 8.4/10
#400	RE:CALL License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, XSX, Xbox One Release: 2023 Rating: 8.4/10