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!

#101	The Council License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, Xbox One Release: 2018 Rating: 9.3/10
#102	Nancy Drew®: Ghost of Thornton Hall License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2013 Rating: 9.3/10
#103	Warp Frontier License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, Mac Release: 2021 Rating: 9.3/10
#104	Tough Law License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch Release: 2022 Rating: 9.3/10
#105	The Blame License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2018 Rating: 9.3/10
#106	Dead Herring VR License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 9.3/10
#107	Scrutinized License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 9.3/10
#108	Astra Protocol 2 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 9.3/10
#109	Incoherence License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, Mac, PC, Switch, Android Release: 2022 Rating: 9.3/10
#110	Occult Crime Police License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2021 Rating: 9.3/10
#111	Night Cascades License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 9.3/10
#112	Dark Nights License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2022 Rating: 9.3/10
#113	One-Eyed Lee and the Dinner Party License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, PS5, XSX, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2019 Rating: 9.3/10
#114	Move 78 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 9.3/10
#115	9-nine-:Episode 2 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2019 Rating: 9.3/10
#116	Contradiction - Spot the Liar! License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Mac Release: 2015 Rating: 9.3/10
#117	Sixth Grade Detective License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, Android, PC, Mac Release: 2015 Rating: 9.3/10
#118	Silicon Dreams \| cyberpunk interrogation License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2021 Rating: 9.3/10
#119	Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 9.3/10
#120	Cats and the Other Lives License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2022 Rating: 9.3/10
#121	Paramnesia: Escape Together License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2024 Rating: 9.3/10
#122	Between Horizons License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch Release: 2024 Rating: 9.3/10
#123	The Hand of Glory - The Blowtorch Files License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 9.3/10
#124	The Inheritance of Crimson Manor License: n/a Platforms: PC, XSX Release: 2022 Rating: 9.3/10
#125	Abscission License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 9.3/10
#126	Touhou: Fading Illusion License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2022 Rating: 9.3/10
#127	The Riese Project - Prologue License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 9.3/10
#128	A Matter of Murder License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2016 Rating: 9.3/10
#129	誰是犯案者 Who is the Criminal License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 9.2/10
#130	Paranormal Observation License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 9.2/10
#131	Ghost at Dawn License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2023 Rating: 9.2/10
#132	Football Game License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2018 Rating: 9.2/10
#133	ESCAPE Room: Reality License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2017 Rating: 9.2/10
#134	Nancy Drew®: Sea of Darkness License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2015 Rating: 9.2/10
#135	Nancy Drew®: The Silent Spy License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2013 Rating: 9.2/10
#136	Investigation Stories : gunsound License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 9.2/10
#137	Batman™: Arkham Origins License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2013 Rating: 9.2/10
#138	Wild Gun License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 9.2/10
#139	Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 9.2/10
#140	Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo License: n/a Platforms: Switch, PC, Mac, XSX, PS5, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2021 Rating: 9.2/10
#141	The Chrono Jotter License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 9.2/10
#142	Corridors of their memories License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 9.2/10
#143	New Ice York License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch Release: 2018 Rating: 9.2/10
#144	Stonewall Penitentiary License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2018 Rating: 9.2/10
#145	Nancy Drew®: The Deadly Device License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2012 Rating: 9.2/10
#146	枝江往事 License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2021 Rating: 9.2/10
#147	True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Android, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, XSX, Mac Release: 2016 Rating: 9.2/10
#148	Hello Neighbor Alpha 1 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2019 Rating: 9.2/10
#149	SCP - The Sentient Box License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2022 Rating: 9.2/10
#150	1997 License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch Release: 2023 Rating: 9.2/10
#151	Ghosts of Miami License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2017 Rating: 9.2/10
#152	Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Switch, Android Release: 2017 Rating: 9.2/10
#153	Inua - A Story in Ice and Time License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2022 Rating: 9.2/10
#154	Rail of Möbius License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 9.2/10
#155	Hello Neighbor Pre-Alpha License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2019 Rating: 9.2/10
#156	Nick Bounty and the Dame with the Blue Chewed Shoe License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2020 Rating: 9.2/10
#157	Toilet Chronicles License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 9.2/10
#158	Mind Diver (Student Version) License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 9.2/10
#159	Murder Is Game Over License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, XSX, PS5, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2022 Rating: 9.2/10
#160	Black Lily's Tale License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 9.2/10
#161	Unlock the Feelings License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2022 Rating: 9.2/10
#162	Dracula Frames License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch Release: 2021 Rating: 9.2/10
#163	DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate - Dual Edition License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2024 Rating: 9.1/10
#164	Drowning Cross License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch Release: 2019 Rating: 9.1/10
#165	David Slade Mysteries: Case Files License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 9.1/10
#166	Chess of Blades License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Android Release: 2018 Rating: 9.1/10
#167	Hector: Badge of Carnage - Full Series License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2011 Rating: 9.1/10
#168	Tangle Tower License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Switch, Mac, PS4, Xbox One, PS5, XSX Release: 2019 Rating: 9.1/10
#169	IMAGO: Beyond the Nightmares License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 9.1/10
#170	The Adventures of Fei Duanmu 端木斐异闻录 License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2017 Rating: 9.1/10
#171	Black Closet License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2015 Rating: 9.1/10
#172	The Deed License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2015 Rating: 9.1/10
#173	Meteor World Actor: Badge & Dagger License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 9.1/10
#174	Intruder In Antiquonia License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2022 Rating: 9.1/10
#175	How Stories Die License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2020 Rating: 9.1/10
#176	The Initiate 2: The First Interviews License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2018 Rating: 9.1/10
#177	Hidden Object: Detective Holmes - Heirloom License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2021 Rating: 9.1/10
#178	Overmorrow License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2024 Rating: 9.1/10
#179	Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father® License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1993 Rating: 9.1/10
#180	Timpu's treasure License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad Release: 2020 Rating: 9.1/10
#181	YONESAWARA HOSPITAL License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch Release: 2022 Rating: 9.1/10
#182	Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, DS, Switch, PC, PS4, Xbox One, Android Release: 2023 Rating: 9.1/10
#183	Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Switch, Android, Xbox One Release: 2017 Rating: 9.1/10
#184	Return Of The Obra Dinn License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Mac Release: 2018 Rating: 9/10
#185	Just Ignore Them: Brea's Story Tape 1 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 9/10
#186	Houdini's Castle License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2019 Rating: 9/10
#187	The Case Book of Arne License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 9/10
#188	Detective notes. Lighthouse Mystery Solitaire License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2021 Rating: 9/10
#189	Soul Delivery Chapter License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 9/10
#190	Illness in the East License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 9/10
#191	NUTS License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Switch Release: 2021 Rating: 9/10
#192	Booth: A Dystopian Adventure License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2020 Rating: 9/10
#193	Persian Nights: Sands of Wonders License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, iPhone / iPad, Android, Xbox One Release: 2017 Rating: 9/10
#194	1bitHeart License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 9/10
#195	Voodoo Detective License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Switch, Android Release: 2022 Rating: 9/10
#196	NIRAVASI License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2022 Rating: 9/10
#197	The House of Da Vinci 3 License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Switch, Android Release: 2022 Rating: 9/10
#198	Escape Memoirs: Mansion Heist License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 9/10
#199	Catch them! License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 9/10
#200	New York Mysteries: High Voltage Collector's Edition License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2016 Rating: 9/10