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!

#901	Wonderbook: Diggs Nightcrawler License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2013 Rating: 7/10
#902	Lost Chronicles of Zerzura License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2014 Rating: 7/10
#903	Memento Mori 2: Guardians of Immortality License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2012 Rating: 7/10
#904	Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller - Episode 1: The Hangman License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad Release: 2012 Rating: 7/10
#905	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
#906	The Blackwell Deception License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Mac Release: 2011 Rating: 7/10
#907	Haunted License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2012 Rating: 7/10
#908	Nocturne License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch Release: 1999 Rating: 7/10
#909	Last Window: The Secret of Cape West License: n/a Platforms: DS Release: 2010 Rating: 7/10
#910	Sam & Max 304: Beyond the Alley of the Dolls License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS3 Release: 2010 Rating: 7/10
#911	Disney Guilty Party License: n/a Platforms: Wii Release: 2010 Rating: 7/10
#912	Sam & Max 305: The City That Dares Not Sleep License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS3 Release: 2010 Rating: 7/10
#913	Sam & Max 303: They Stole Max's Brain! License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS3 Release: 2010 Rating: 7/10
#914	Midnight Mysteries: Salem Witch Trials License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Mac Release: 2012 Rating: 7/10
#915	Black Mirror II: Reigning Evil License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2009 Rating: 7/10
#916	Emerald City Confidential License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2009 Rating: 7/10
#917	The Blackwell Convergence License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Mac, Android Release: 2009 Rating: 7/10
#918	Paramnesia License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2022 Rating: 7/10
#919	Wallace & Gromit in Fright of the Bumblebees License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox 360 Release: 2009 Rating: 7/10
#920	The Butterfly Sign License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2016 Rating: 7/10
#921	Nephise License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 7/10
#922	Casebook: Episode II - The Watcher License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2009 Rating: 7/10
#923	Alan Wake's American Nightmare License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox 360 Release: 2012 Rating: 7/10
#924	Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New World License: commercial Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Android, Mac, Switch Release: 2011 Rating: 7/10
#925	Crossroad Mysteries: The Broken Deal License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2017 Rating: 7/10
#926	Villager's Biography License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2018 Rating: 7/10
#927	Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator Case 4 - Horror at Number 50 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2005 Rating: 7/10
#928	Lost in the Nightmare License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2005 Rating: 7/10
#929	The Occupation License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2019 Rating: 7/10
#930	Sam & Max: Season Two - Night of the Raving Dead License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad Release: 2008 Rating: 7/10
#931	Sam & Max: Season Two - Moai Better Blues License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad Release: 2008 Rating: 7/10
#932	Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator Case 7 - The Cardinal Sins License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2008 Rating: 7/10
#933	Detective Hank and the Golden Sneeze License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2016 Rating: 7/10
#934	Diamonds in the Rough License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2008 Rating: 7/10
#935	On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, PS3 Release: 2008 Rating: 7/10
#936	Zak McKracken: Between Time and Space License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2008 Rating: 7/10
#937	Boodunnit License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 7/10
#938	Fire Escape License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad Release: 2020 Rating: 7/10
#939	Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator Case 5 - Land of the Rising Dead License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2006 Rating: 7/10
#940	Impossible Mission II License: n/a Platforms: PC, Wii Release: 1988 Rating: 7/10
#941	Draugen License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2019 Rating: 7/10
#942	Secret Files 3 License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Switch, Android Release: 2012 Rating: 7/10
#943	Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator Case 3 - The Sorceress of Smailholm License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2004 Rating: 7/10
#944	STONE License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2018 Rating: 7/10
#945	Kim Possible 2: Drakken's Demise License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2004 Rating: 7/10
#946	Déjà Vu: MacVenture Series License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2015 Rating: 7/10
#947	Alum License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2015 Rating: 7/10
#948	A Case of the Crabs! License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2004 Rating: 7/10
#949	Lost In Time License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 7/10
#950	Titan Chaser License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, XSX, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2021 Rating: 7/10
#951	Internet Court License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2021 Rating: 7/10
#952	Pleurghburg: Dark Ages License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2001 Rating: 7/10
#953	Escape from the 70's License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 7/10
#954	Cubert Badbone, P.I. License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2003 Rating: 7/10
#955	1893: A World's Fair Mystery License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2003 Rating: 7/10
#956	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
#957	Missing License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 7/10
#958	Bestowers of Eternity License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2003 Rating: 7/10
#959	Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek License: n/a Platforms: PC, Wii Release: 2007 Rating: 7/10
#960	Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2010 Rating: 7/10
#961	ROBOTICS;NOTES DaSH License: n/a Platforms: Switch, PS4, PC Release: 2020 Rating: 7/10
#962	Tail Concerto License: n/a Platforms: Release: 1998 Rating: 7/10
#963	Sinking Island License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2007 Rating: 7/10
#964	Alter Ego License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Wii, Android, Mac Release: 2010 Rating: 6.9/10
#965	Evidence: The Last Ritual License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2006 Rating: 6.9/10
#966	The Corridor: On Behalf Of The Dead License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2018 Rating: 6.9/10
#967	Castle License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1993 Rating: 6.9/10
#968	Accident: The Pilot License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 6.9/10
#969	Observer: System Redux License: n/a Platforms: PC, XSX, PS5, PS4 Release: 2020 Rating: 6.9/10
#970	Jack Orlando: A Cinematic Adventure License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1997 Rating: 6.9/10
#971	Rainyday License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 6.9/10
#972	Runaway Express Mystery License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2014 Rating: 6.9/10
#973	Choices That Matter: And The Sun Went Out License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Mac, Switch Release: 2020 Rating: 6.9/10
#974	For Your Tranquility License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2023 Rating: 6.9/10
#975	On Dark Terms License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 6.9/10
#976	Martha License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 6.9/10
#977	Perfect Crime License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2019 Rating: 6.9/10
#978	Downward Spiral: Horus Station License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC Release: 2018 Rating: 6.9/10
#979	Gabriel Knight® 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1999 Rating: 6.9/10
#980	Night Book License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch, iPhone / iPad, XSX, PS4, PS5, Xbox One Release: 2021 Rating: 6.9/10
#981	ANDERSON License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2018 Rating: 6.9/10
#982	Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS2, Switch, PS3 Release: 2013 Rating: 6.9/10
#983	Orwell: Ignorance is Strength License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2018 Rating: 6.9/10
#984	Death Come True License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, Switch, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2020 Rating: 6.9/10
#985	The Vanishing of Ethan Carter License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2014 Rating: 6.8/10
#986	Dead Head Fred License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2007 Rating: 6.8/10
#987	The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad Release: 2006 Rating: 6.8/10
#988	In the 1st Degree License: commercial Platforms: PC Release: 1995 Rating: 6.8/10
#989	Lost Island License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 6.8/10
#990	Blair Witch VR License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 6.8/10
#991	HellSign License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 6.8/10
#992	Deadlands Noir - That Old Time Religion License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2015 Rating: 6.8/10
#993	Black Sails - The Ghost Ship License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2015 Rating: 6.8/10
#994	Nancy Drew®: Trail of the Twister License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2010 Rating: 6.8/10
#995	PROZE: Enlightenment License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2019 Rating: 6.8/10
#996	Mythos: The Beginning - Director's Cut License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2014 Rating: 6.8/10
#997	Data Hacker: Initiation License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2014 Rating: 6.8/10
#998	The Samaritan Paradox License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2014 Rating: 6.8/10
#999	Dead Secret Circle License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, Android Release: 2018 Rating: 6.8/10
#1000	Time Gap License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2018 Rating: 6.8/10