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!

#601	Bad Dream: Fever License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, Mac Release: 2018 Rating: 7.9/10
#602	Shadows on the Vatican Act II: Wrath License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2015 Rating: 7.9/10
#603	Event[0] License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2016 Rating: 7.9/10
#604	Sam & Max: Season Two License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, Mac Release: 2008 Rating: 7.9/10
#605	How to shoot a criminal License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2017 Rating: 7.9/10
#606	Pnevmo-Capsula: Domiki License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PS5, XSX, Mac Release: 2021 Rating: 7.9/10
#607	MeiQi 2022 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 7.9/10
#608	Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2011 Rating: 7.9/10
#609	Detective Hayseed - Hollywood License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2016 Rating: 7.9/10
#610	Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2004 Rating: 7.9/10
#611	DEEMO -Reborn- License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, iPhone / iPad, Switch, Android Release: 2020 Rating: 7.9/10
#612	Children of Silentown License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, XSX, Xbox One Release: 2023 Rating: 7.9/10
#613	Pathologic Classic HD License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2015 Rating: 7.9/10
#614	AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2022 Rating: 7.8/10
#615	A Case of Distrust License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, iPhone / iPad Release: 2018 Rating: 7.8/10
#616	Tokyo Dark License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4, Mac Release: 2017 Rating: 7.8/10
#617	√Letter - Root Letter - License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 7.8/10
#618	吾光笔记Holimas Z Notebook License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 7.8/10
#619	Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2020 Rating: 7.8/10
#620	Nancy Drew®: Message in a Haunted Mansion License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2000 Rating: 7.8/10
#621	Lighthouse of guiding flames License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2019 Rating: 7.8/10
#622	Ashley Clark: Secret of the Ruby License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad Release: 2013 Rating: 7.8/10
#623	Reversion - The Meeting (2nd Chapter) License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad Release: 2013 Rating: 7.8/10
#624	Best Month Ever! License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2022 Rating: 7.8/10
#625	Haunted Hotel: The X Collector's Edition License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2015 Rating: 7.8/10
#626	Silver Creek Falls: Chapter 2 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2015 Rating: 7.8/10
#627	Karaski: What Goes Up... License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 7.8/10
#628	Grim Tales: Crimson Hollow Collector's Edition License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 7.8/10
#629	Shadows of Doubt License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 7.8/10
#630	Born Punk License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2022 Rating: 7.8/10
#631	Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Android, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Mac Release: 2020 Rating: 7.8/10
#632	Kathy Rain: Director's Cut License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2021 Rating: 7.8/10
#633	Psy High License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Mac, Android Release: 2014 Rating: 7.8/10
#634	Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2014 Rating: 7.8/10
#635	The Imagined Leviathan: Prologue License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2020 Rating: 7.8/10
#636	SPYCITY License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 7.8/10
#637	Curiosity License: commercial Platforms: iPhone / iPad, Android, PC Release: 2021 Rating: 7.8/10
#638	Lamplight City License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, Mac, iPhone / iPad Release: 2018 Rating: 7.8/10
#639	Shardlight License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Mac Release: 2016 Rating: 7.8/10
#640	Mundaun License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, PS4, Switch, XSX, PS5, Xbox One Release: 2021 Rating: 7.8/10
#641	Murder by Numbers License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch Release: 2020 Rating: 7.8/10
#642	Noctropolis License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1994 Rating: 7.8/10
#643	Nancy Drew®: Treasure in the Royal Tower License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2001 Rating: 7.8/10
#644	Secret Files: Tunguska License: n/a Platforms: PC, Wii, DS, iPhone / iPad, Switch, Android, Wii U Release: 2009 Rating: 7.8/10
#645	Tell Me Why License: n/a Platforms: PC, XSX, Xbox One Release: 2020 Rating: 7.8/10
#646	The Pandora Directive License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1996 Rating: 7.7/10
#647	Parasite Eve License: n/a Platforms: PS3 Release: 1998 Rating: 7.7/10
#648	ARAYA License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 7.7/10
#649	Bloody Chronicles - New Cycle of Death Visual Novel License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2019 Rating: 7.7/10
#650	City of Chains License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2015 Rating: 7.7/10
#651	Mirages License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 7.7/10
#652	Tokyo Detectives License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2021 Rating: 7.7/10
#653	Hacker Simulator: Free Trial License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 7.7/10
#654	Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis License: n/a Platforms: PC, Wii, iPhone / iPad, Switch, DS, Android Release: 2009 Rating: 7.7/10
#655	The Initiate License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2017 Rating: 7.7/10
#656	Corpse Factory License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch Release: 2022 Rating: 7.7/10
#657	Evertree Inn License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2017 Rating: 7.7/10
#658	Replica License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, PS4, Android, Xbox One, iPhone / iPad, XSX Release: 2016 Rating: 7.7/10
#659	Dead Dreams License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 7.7/10
#660	Cultist Simulator License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Switch, Android Release: 2018 Rating: 7.7/10
#661	Mr. Maze License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2019 Rating: 7.7/10
#662	Creepy Forest License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 7.7/10
#663	Dark Nights with Poe and Munro License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2020 Rating: 7.7/10
#664	Mystery of Neuschwanstein License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Mac, Android Release: 2015 Rating: 7.7/10
#665	Return of the Phantom License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1993 Rating: 7.7/10
#666	Acolyte: Prologue License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 7.7/10
#667	Mohism: Battle of Words License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 7.7/10
#668	Meridian 157: Prologue License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2019 Rating: 7.7/10
#669	KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2018 Rating: 7.7/10
#670	Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting to Danger! License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2009 Rating: 7.7/10
#671	Gone Home License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, PS4, Switch, iPhone / iPad, Xbox One Release: 2013 Rating: 7.7/10
#672	The Path License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2009 Rating: 7.7/10
#673	Judgment License: n/a Platforms: PS4, XSX, PS5, PC Release: 2018 Rating: 7.7/10
#674	The Complex License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, iPhone / iPad, Android, Mac Release: 2020 Rating: 7.7/10
#675	Thimbleweed Park License: n/a Platforms: PC, Android, Xbox One, Mac, Switch, PS4, iPhone / iPad Release: 2017 Rating: 7.6/10
#676	The 25th Ward: The Silver Case License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, Mac Release: 2018 Rating: 7.6/10
#677	The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch, PS5, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2022 Rating: 7.6/10
#678	Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, XSX Release: 2021 Rating: 7.6/10
#679	Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy - Remastered License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Android, Mac Release: 2015 Rating: 7.6/10
#680	Yoomurjak's Ring License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2019 Rating: 7.6/10
#681 $Games like Major\Minor$	Major\Minor License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Android Release: 2016 Rating: 7.6/10
#682	Horror Maze License: n/a Platforms: PC, Android Release: 2021 Rating: 7.6/10
#683	Chicken Holmes - Chanislavski Whispers License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 7.6/10
#684	Ghost Exorcism INC. License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 7.6/10
#685	Simulacra License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Mac, Switch, PS4, Android, Xbox One Release: 2017 Rating: 7.6/10
#686	Weeping Willow - Detective Visual Novel License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2019 Rating: 7.6/10
#687	Rabbit Hole License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 7.6/10
#688	Goto Family's- ''The Island Murder Case'' License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2019 Rating: 7.6/10
#689	GACHIMUCHI REBIRTH License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2019 Rating: 7.6/10
#690	The Flower Collectors License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch Release: 2020 Rating: 7.6/10
#691	I Am The Prosecutor: No Evidence? No Problem! License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 7.6/10
#692	Sacred Almanac Traces of Greed License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2016 Rating: 7.6/10
#693	A Detective's Novel License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 7.6/10
#694	Queen's Quest 3: The End of Dawn License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Android, Xbox One, iPhone / iPad, PS4, Switch Release: 2017 Rating: 7.6/10
#695	Tails Noir: Prologue License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2019 Rating: 7.6/10
#696	Time Trap 2 - Search and Find Objects Game - Hidden Pictures License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2021 Rating: 7.6/10
#697	The Shivah License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Mac, Android Release: 2013 Rating: 7.6/10
#698	Jenny LeClue - Detectivu License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, PS4, Switch Release: 2019 Rating: 7.6/10
#699	Plane Accident License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2024 Rating: 7.6/10
#700	Stowaway License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2020 Rating: 7.6/10