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	Killed Until Dead License: n/a Platforms: Release: 1986 Rating: 7/10
#1002	Mortville Manor License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1986 Rating: 7/10
#1003	Murder on the Mississippi License: n/a Platforms: Release: 1986 Rating: 7/10
#1004	Movie License: n/a Platforms: Release: 1986 Rating: 7/10
#1005	Moonmist License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad Release: 1986 Rating: 7/10
#1006	Twice Shy License: n/a Platforms: Release: 1986 Rating: 7/10
#1007	Where in the U.S.A. Is Carmen Sandiego? License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1986 Rating: 7/10
#1008	Borrowed Time License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1985 Rating: 7/10
#1009	Mindshadow License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1985 Rating: 7/10
#1010	Deja Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 1985 Rating: 7/10
#1011	the Fourth Protocol License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1985 Rating: 7/10
#1012	Frankie Goes to Hollywood License: n/a Platforms: Release: 1985 Rating: 7/10
#1013	Murder on the Zinderneuf License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1983 Rating: 7/10
#1014	Ten Little Indians License: n/a Platforms: Release: 1983 Rating: 7/10
#1015	Deadline License: n/a Platforms: PC, Wii Release: 1982 Rating: 7/10
#1016	Snooper Troops License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1982 Rating: 7/10
#1017	The Detective License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2025 Rating: 7/10
#1018	Concealment License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 7/10
#1019	Villager's Biography License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2018 Rating: 7/10
#1020	Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator Case 4 - Horror at Number 50 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2005 Rating: 7/10
#1021	Lost in the Nightmare License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2005 Rating: 7/10
#1022	The Occupation License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2019 Rating: 7/10
#1023	Sam & Max: Season Two - Night of the Raving Dead License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad Release: 2008 Rating: 7/10
#1024	Sam & Max: Season Two - Moai Better Blues License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad Release: 2008 Rating: 7/10
#1025	Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator Case 7 - The Cardinal Sins License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2008 Rating: 7/10
#1026	Detective Hank and the Golden Sneeze License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2016 Rating: 7/10
#1027	Diamonds in the Rough License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2008 Rating: 7/10
#1028	On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, PS3 Release: 2008 Rating: 7/10
#1029	Zak McKracken: Between Time and Space License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2008 Rating: 7/10
#1030	Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek License: n/a Platforms: PC, Wii Release: 2007 Rating: 7/10
#1031	Tail Concerto License: n/a Platforms: Release: 1998 Rating: 7/10
#1032	Sinking Island License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2007 Rating: 7/10
#1033	ROBOTICS;NOTES DaSH License: n/a Platforms: Switch, PS4, PC Release: 2020 Rating: 7/10
#1034	Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2010 Rating: 7/10
#1035	Evidence: The Last Ritual License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2006 Rating: 6.9/10
#1036	The Corridor: On Behalf Of The Dead License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2018 Rating: 6.9/10
#1037	Accident: The Pilot License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 6.9/10
#1038	For Your Tranquility License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2023 Rating: 6.9/10
#1039	On Dark Terms License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 6.9/10
#1040	Observer: System Redux License: n/a Platforms: PC, XSX, PS5, PS4 Release: 2020 Rating: 6.9/10
#1041	Jack Orlando: A Cinematic Adventure License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1997 Rating: 6.9/10
#1042	Dark Seed II License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1995 Rating: 6.9/10
#1043	Martha License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 6.9/10
#1044	Choices That Matter: And The Sun Went Out License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Mac, Switch Release: 2020 Rating: 6.9/10
#1045	Rainyday License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 6.9/10
#1046	Runaway Express Mystery License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2014 Rating: 6.9/10
#1047	Perfect Crime License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2019 Rating: 6.9/10
#1048	Downward Spiral: Horus Station License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC Release: 2018 Rating: 6.9/10
#1049	Night Book License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch, iPhone / iPad, XSX, PS4, PS5, Xbox One Release: 2021 Rating: 6.9/10
#1050	ANDERSON License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2018 Rating: 6.9/10
#1051	Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS2, Switch, PS3 Release: 2013 Rating: 6.9/10
#1052	Orwell: Ignorance is Strength License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2018 Rating: 6.9/10
#1053	Death Come True License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, Switch, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2020 Rating: 6.9/10
#1054	Koudelka License: n/a Platforms: Release: 1999 Rating: 6.9/10
#1055	The Vanishing of Ethan Carter License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2014 Rating: 6.8/10
#1056	Dead Head Fred License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2007 Rating: 6.8/10
#1057	The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad Release: 2006 Rating: 6.8/10
#1058	In the 1st Degree License: commercial Platforms: PC Release: 1995 Rating: 6.8/10
#1059	Clue: Murder at Boddy Mansion License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1998 Rating: 6.8/10
#1060	HellSign License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 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	Dead Secret Circle License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, Android Release: 2018 Rating: 6.8/10
#1065	Time Gap License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2018 Rating: 6.8/10
#1066	Save Koch License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2019 Rating: 6.8/10
#1067	Data Hacker: Initiation License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2014 Rating: 6.8/10
#1068	The Samaritan Paradox License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2014 Rating: 6.8/10
#1069	Deadlands Noir - That Old Time Religion License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2015 Rating: 6.8/10
#1070	Black Sails - The Ghost Ship License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2015 Rating: 6.8/10
#1071	Lost Island License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 6.8/10
#1072	Blair Witch VR License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 6.8/10
#1073	Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS2, Xbox 360 Release: 2006 Rating: 6.8/10
#1074	Insecticide Part 1 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2008 Rating: 6.8/10
#1075	Rough Justice: '84 License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS5, XSX, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2023 Rating: 6.8/10
#1076	Virginia License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2016 Rating: 6.8/10
#1077	Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2000 Rating: 6.7/10
#1078	Chronicles of Mystery: The Scorpio Ritual License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2008 Rating: 6.7/10
#1079	Nancy Drew® Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses! License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2008 Rating: 6.7/10
#1080	The Ship: Single Player License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2006 Rating: 6.7/10
#1081	The Island: Into The Mist License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2019 Rating: 6.7/10
#1082	Mato Anomalies License: n/a Platforms: PS5, XSX, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2023 Rating: 6.7/10
#1083	World Keepers: Last Resort License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 6.7/10
#1084	Three Minutes To Eight License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch, iPhone / iPad, PS5, XSX, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2023 Rating: 6.7/10
#1085	Detective Story License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 6.7/10
#1086	The Innsmouth Case License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Switch, PS4, Android, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2020 Rating: 6.7/10
#1087	Telling Lies License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, Mac, iPhone / iPad Release: 2019 Rating: 6.7/10
#1088	Summertime Madness License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, PS5, XSX, Switch, Mac Release: 2021 Rating: 6.7/10
#1089	S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, XSX, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2021 Rating: 6.7/10
#1090	Shadows on the Vatican Act I: Greed License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2014 Rating: 6.7/10
#1091	Enola License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2014 Rating: 6.7/10
#1092	Byzantine: The Betrayal License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1997 Rating: 6.7/10
#1093	Golden Gate License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1997 Rating: 6.7/10
#1094	Art of Murder: FBI Confidential License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2008 Rating: 6.7/10
#1095	Tenchu: Return From Darkness License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2004 Rating: 6.7/10
#1096	Chinatown Detective Agency License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2022 Rating: 6.7/10
#1097	Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2004 Rating: 6.7/10
#1098	The Library of Babel License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PS5, PC, XSX, Switch, iPhone / iPad, Xbox One Release: 2023 Rating: 6.7/10
#1099	The Moment of Silence License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2005 Rating: 6.6/10
#1100	Black Dahlia License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1998 Rating: 6.6/10