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!

#801	The Space Bar License: commercial Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2023 Rating: 7.3/10
#802	Secrets of the Ark: A Broken Sword Game License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2006 Rating: 7.3/10
#803	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice for All License: n/a Platforms: Wii, DS, PC, iPhone / iPad, Android, Wii U Release: 2002 Rating: 7.3/10
#804	MySims Agents License: n/a Platforms: Wii, DS Release: 2009 Rating: 7.3/10
#805	Nibiru: Age of Secrets License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2005 Rating: 7.3/10
#806	The Blackwell Legacy License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Mac, Android Release: 2012 Rating: 7.3/10
#807	Rainswept License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2019 Rating: 7.3/10
#808	Puzzle Agent License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Mac Release: 2010 Rating: 7.3/10
#809	Runaway: A Twist of Fate License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Wii, DS Release: 2011 Rating: 7.3/10
#810	Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 1993 Rating: 7.3/10
#811	Culpa Innata License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2007 Rating: 7.2/10
#812	SiN License: commercial Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1998 Rating: 7.2/10
#813	The Dame Was Loaded License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2019 Rating: 7.2/10
#814	Dead to Rights License: commercial Platforms: PC, PS2, Xbox 360, Xbox One Release: 2002 Rating: 7.2/10
#815	Last Stop License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, PS5, XSX Release: 2021 Rating: 7.2/10
#816	Curious Cases License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2019 Rating: 7.2/10
#817	Tails Noir License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, PS5, XSX Release: 2021 Rating: 7.2/10
#818	Accident License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2021 Rating: 7.2/10
#819	The Detail License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad Release: 2014 Rating: 7.2/10
#820	Secret Files: Sam Peters License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Switch, Android Release: 2013 Rating: 7.2/10
#821	TEMPUS License: n/a Platforms: PC, XSX, PS5, PS4, Switch Release: 2022 Rating: 7.2/10
#822	Time Trap - Hidden Objects Puzzle Game License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2017 Rating: 7.2/10
#823	Ghost Files: The Face of Guilt License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, PS5, PS4, XSX, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2017 Rating: 7.2/10
#824	The Exorcist's Story License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 7.2/10
#825	Untale: King of Revinia License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 7.2/10
#826	Cthulhu Mythos ADV Lunatic Whispers License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 7.2/10
#827	Lux, City of Secrets License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Android Release: 2021 Rating: 7.2/10
#828	Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2009 Rating: 7.2/10
#829	Veritas License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Switch, Android Release: 2020 Rating: 7.2/10
#830	HINGE VR License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 7.2/10
#831	Second Sight License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS2, Xbox 360 Release: 2005 Rating: 7.2/10
#832	Blacksad: Under The Skin License: n/a Platforms: Switch, PS4, PC, Xbox One, Mac Release: 2019 Rating: 7.2/10
#833	Close to the Sun License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2020 Rating: 7.2/10
#834	Dark Fall - The Journal License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2002 Rating: 7.2/10
#835	Detective Gallo License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4 Release: 2018 Rating: 7.2/10
#836	Beat Cop License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch, PS4, iPhone / iPad, Xbox One Release: 2017 Rating: 7.2/10
#837	Vengeance of Mr. Peppermint License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2023 Rating: 7.2/10
#838	The Interactive Adventures of Dog Mendonça & Pizzaboy® License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2016 Rating: 7.2/10
#839	Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2016 Rating: 7.1/10
#840	1931: Scheherazade at the Library of Pergamum License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2015 Rating: 7.1/10
#841	Arcana Sands of Destiny License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2020 Rating: 7.1/10
#842	Law & Order: Justice Is Served License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2004 Rating: 7.1/10
#843	Shanghai1920 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 7.1/10
#844	Hope Lake License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 7.1/10
#845	Call of Cthulhu License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS2, Xbox 360, iPhone / iPad, PS4, Xbox One, Switch Release: 2018 Rating: 7.1/10
#846	Silver Creek Falls - Chapter 3 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 7.1/10
#847	The Temporal Invasion License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2016 Rating: 7.1/10
#848	Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PS5, Mac Release: 2016 Rating: 7.1/10
#849	Rainy Butcher License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 7.1/10
#850	Nothing To Remember License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC Release: 2021 Rating: 7.1/10
#851	DarkHouse License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 7.1/10
#852	Fallen girl - Black rose and the fire of desire License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 7.1/10
#853	Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2008 Rating: 7.1/10
#854	Dracula: Origin License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2008 Rating: 7.1/10
#855	Halfway License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2014 Rating: 7/10
#856	White Night License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Switch, Android Release: 2015 Rating: 7/10
#857	Deadly Premonition License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, PS3, Switch Release: 2010 Rating: 7/10
#858	Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox 360 Release: 2009 Rating: 7/10
#859	The Experiment License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 7/10
#860	Amnesia License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1986 Rating: 7/10
#861	Natalie Brooks: The Treasures of the Lost Kingdom License: commercial Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Android, DS Release: 2008 Rating: 7/10
#862	Touch Detective 2 1/2 License: n/a Platforms: DS, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2007 Rating: 7/10
#863	D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox One Release: 2014 Rating: 7/10
#864	Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2012 Rating: 7/10
#865	Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy License: n/a Platforms: 3DS Release: 2013 Rating: 7/10
#866	Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney License: n/a Platforms: DS, iPhone / iPad, 3DS, Android Release: 2007 Rating: 7/10
#867	Folklore License: n/a Platforms: PS3 Release: 2007 Rating: 7/10
#868	Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon License: n/a Platforms: PS2, PS3 Release: 2008 Rating: 7/10
#869	Master Detective Archives: Rain Code License: n/a Platforms: Switch Release: 2023 Rating: 7/10
#870	Alone in the Dark: Inferno License: n/a Platforms: PS3 Release: 2008 Rating: 7/10
#871	Disney Tron: Identity License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch Release: 2023 Rating: 7/10
#872	Process of Elimination License: n/a Platforms: PS4, Switch Release: 2023 Rating: 7/10
#873	Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2006 Rating: 7/10
#874	Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner - Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army License: n/a Platforms: PS2, PS3 Release: 2006 Rating: 7/10
#875	Lucy Dreaming License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch Release: 2022 Rating: 7/10
#876	Sam & Max Episode 6: Bright Side of the Moon License: n/a Platforms: Wii, PC Release: 2007 Rating: 7/10
#877	Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate - Episode I License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS5 Release: 2022 Rating: 7/10
#878	Sam & Max Episode 3: The Mole, the Mob and the Meatball License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2007 Rating: 7/10
#879	Sam & Max Episode 2: Situation: Comedy License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2006 Rating: 7/10
#880	Blair Witch: Oculus Quest Edition License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4 Release: 2020 Rating: 7/10
#881	Root Film License: n/a Platforms: PS4, Switch Release: 2020 Rating: 7/10
#882	Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth License: n/a Platforms: 3DS Release: 2019 Rating: 7/10
#883	Telling L!es License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch Release: 2019 Rating: 7/10
#884	Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Switch, Android, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2019 Rating: 7/10
#885	Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1985 Rating: 7/10
#886	Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PS Vita Release: 2015 Rating: 7/10
#887	World End Syndrome License: n/a Platforms: PS4, Switch, PS Vita Release: 2018 Rating: 7/10
#888	Omensight License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2018 Rating: 7/10
#889	The Darkside Detective License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2017 Rating: 7/10
#890	Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory License: n/a Platforms: PS4, Switch, PS Vita Release: 2017 Rating: 7/10
#891	Disney's The Haunted Mansion License: n/a Platforms: PS2 Release: 2003 Rating: 7/10
#892	Batman: The Telltale Series - Episode 1: Realm of Shadows License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2016 Rating: 7/10
#893	The Trace License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2017 Rating: 7/10
#894	Mystery Case Files: Huntsville License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2005 Rating: 7/10
#895	Mystery Case Files: 13th Skull License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad Release: 2011 Rating: 7/10
#896	Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, 3DS Release: 2009 Rating: 7/10
#897	Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1991 Rating: 7/10
#898	Crimes & Punishments: Sherlock Holmes License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Switch Release: 2014 Rating: 7/10
#899	The Blackwell Epiphany License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad Release: 2014 Rating: 7/10
#900	The Detail: Episode 1 - Where the Dead Lie License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad Release: 2014 Rating: 7/10