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!

#201	Lucid9: Inciting Incident License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2016 Rating: 9/10
#202	Grim Tales: Echo of the Past Collector's Edition License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 9/10
#203	Haunted Hotel: Eternity Collector's Edition License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2015 Rating: 9/10
#204	Mahjongg Investigations: Under Suspicion License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2007 Rating: 9/10
#205	9 Clues 2: The Ward License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Mac, Switch, XSX, PS4, PS5, Android, Xbox One Release: 2015 Rating: 9/10
#206	The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS5, XSX, PS4, Mac, Xbox One Release: 2023 Rating: 9/10
#207	Methods: The Detective Competition License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2020 Rating: 9/10
#208	SEARCH ALL - BIRDS License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 9/10
#209	B-Horror: Subway License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 9/10
#210	SoulSet License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2016 Rating: 9/10
#211	Dr. Doyle & The Mystery Of The Cloche Hat License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 9/10
#212	SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch, PS5, XSX, PS4 Release: 2016 Rating: 9/10
#213	Psy High 2: High Summer License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Android Release: 2019 Rating: 9/10
#214	Before I Forget License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, XSX, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2020 Rating: 9/10
#215	Snares of Ruin 2 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2019 Rating: 9/10
#216	Banter Schooldays!!三〇一室无一人 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2019 Rating: 9/10
#217	VOENKOMAT License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 9/10
#218	Detective Case and Clown Bot in: The Express Killer License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2018 Rating: 9/10
#219	Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Mac, PS4, Android, Xbox One Release: 2013 Rating: 9/10
#220	Suhoshin License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4, PS5 Release: 2022 Rating: 9/10
#221	What Remains of Edith Finch License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, Switch, PS5, XSX, Xbox One, iPhone / iPad Release: 2017 Rating: 9/10
#222	Irony Of Nightmare License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 8.9/10
#223	9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Mac, Switch, PS4, PS5, XSX, Android, Xbox One Release: 2013 Rating: 8.9/10
#224	Noir Punk License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 8.9/10
#225	Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of The Baskervilles License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Switch Release: 2010 Rating: 8.9/10
#226	Path of Sin: Greed License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, PS4, iPhone / iPad, Android, Xbox One Release: 2018 Rating: 8.9/10
#227	The Black Watchmen License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2015 Rating: 8.9/10
#228	Crowalt: Traces of the Lost Colony License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2022 Rating: 8.9/10
#229	Facility 47 License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Android Release: 2014 Rating: 8.9/10
#230	To Hell With The Ugly License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, XSX, PS4, PS5, Xbox One Release: 2023 Rating: 8.9/10
#231	Cyber Manhunt License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2021 Rating: 8.9/10
#232	One Day in London License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 8.9/10
#233	Palmyra Orphanage License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2019 Rating: 8.9/10
#234	Family curse License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 8.9/10
#235	Crime Reaper License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2021 Rating: 8.9/10
#236	Mark & Lara: Partners In Justice License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Android, iPhone / iPad Release: 2021 Rating: 8.9/10
#237	Security Booth: Director's Cut License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 8.9/10
#238	Chernobyl: Origins License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch Release: 2023 Rating: 8.9/10
#239	Chants of Sennaar License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2023 Rating: 8.9/10
#240	Whateverland License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, XSX, PS4, Mac, Xbox One, PS5 Release: 2022 Rating: 8.9/10
#241	House of 1000 Doors: The Palm of Zoroaster License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad Release: 2012 Rating: 8.9/10
#242	Evil Tonight License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch Release: 2021 Rating: 8.9/10
#243	Demon Hunter 5: Ascendance License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, XSX, PS5, PS4, iPhone / iPad, Android, Xbox One Release: 2019 Rating: 8.9/10
#244	Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Collector's Edition License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2017 Rating: 8.9/10
#245	DE:VOID License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 8.9/10
#246	The Forgotten City License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch, PS5, XSX, Xbox One Release: 2021 Rating: 8.9/10
#247	Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS2, Xbox 360, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2003 Rating: 8.9/10
#248	Freddi Fish 4: The Case of the Hogfish Rustlers of Briny Gulch License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 1999 Rating: 8.9/10
#249	The Journey Down: Chapter Two License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Switch, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2014 Rating: 8.9/10
#250	Amnesia: The Dark Descent License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Xbox One, PS4, Switch Release: 2010 Rating: 8.8/10
#251	428: Shibuya Scramble License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, PS3, Wii, Android, iPhone / iPad Release: 2018 Rating: 8.8/10
#252	The Case of the Golden Idol License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch Release: 2022 Rating: 8.8/10
#253	The Fog Knows Your Name License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Android Release: 2019 Rating: 8.8/10
#254	Demon Hunter 3: Revelation License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, XSX, PS4, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2016 Rating: 8.8/10
#255	Umbra License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 8.8/10
#256	Antrabhara License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 8.8/10
#257	Operation: Tango License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, XSX, Xbox One Release: 2021 Rating: 8.8/10
#258	Rot Gut License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 8.8/10
#259	Vampire Legends: The True Story of Kisilova License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Mac, Android Release: 2015 Rating: 8.8/10
#260	孤岛海妖 The Sea-demon License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 8.8/10
#261	Halloween Stories: Horror Movie Collector's Edition License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 8.8/10
#262	小林正雪復仇之密室重制版 Cheney Wood The Ultimate Revenge License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2019 Rating: 8.8/10
#263	The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2021 Rating: 8.8/10
#264	Almost My Floor License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch, XSX, PS4, PS5, Xbox One Release: 2021 Rating: 8.8/10
#265	Samozbor: Rebellion License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2018 Rating: 8.8/10
#266	Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2020 Rating: 8.8/10
#267	Perseverance: Part 1 License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch Release: 2018 Rating: 8.8/10
#268 $Games like Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive$	Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1996 Rating: 8.8/10
#269	Murder Diaries License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2021 Rating: 8.8/10
#270	Song of Farca: Prologue License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 8.8/10
#271	Master Magistrate License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 8.8/10
#272	Mr.Hack Jack: Robot Detective License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2019 Rating: 8.8/10
#273	SIMULACRA 2 License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Android Release: 2020 Rating: 8.8/10
#274	Mutropolis License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch Release: 2021 Rating: 8.8/10
#275	True Game License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2021 Rating: 8.8/10
#276	Romp of Dump License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2024 Rating: 8.8/10
#277	Unsolved Case License: n/a Platforms: PC, Android, Mac Release: 2022 Rating: 8.8/10
#278	Disco Elysium License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, PS5, PS4, iPhone / iPad, XSX, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2019 Rating: 8.8/10
#279	Umineko: When They Cry - Question Arcs License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2016 Rating: 8.8/10
#280	Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, XSX, PS Vita, Xbox One, Mac, iPhone / iPad Release: 2016 Rating: 8.8/10
#281	Paradise Killer License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, PS5, XSX Release: 2020 Rating: 8.7/10
#282	Eschaton License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 8.7/10
#283	Quest: Escape Room 3 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 8.7/10
#284	The Sin License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch Release: 2021 Rating: 8.7/10
#285	Antivine License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 8.7/10
#286	Inspector Parker License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2003 Rating: 8.7/10
#287	The Deed: Dynasty License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 8.7/10
#288	World Of Mystery License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 8.7/10
#289	Monsters of Little Haven License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2019 Rating: 8.7/10
#290	ANONYMOUS;CODE License: n/a Platforms: PS4, Switch, PC Release: 2023 Rating: 8.7/10
#291	Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2022 Rating: 8.7/10
#292	Soulflow License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 8.7/10
#293	IN THE BUILDING: HAMSTERS License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 8.7/10
#294	Manifest 99 License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4 Release: 2017 Rating: 8.7/10
#295	Bear With Me - Episode One License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2016 Rating: 8.7/10
#296	Freud's Bones-the game License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch Release: 2022 Rating: 8.7/10
#297	Misadventures of Laura Silver License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2019 Rating: 8.7/10
#298	Death Becomes You - Mystery Visual Novel License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2021 Rating: 8.7/10
#299	Lisssn License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2018 Rating: 8.7/10
#300	Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch Release: 2014 Rating: 8.7/10