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Between Horizons
Between Horizons

Adventure 25 March 2024

A detective adventure game set on board of a spaceship looking for a new home after Earth's destruction. Between Horizons has us play as Stella. The heroine must find and stop the conspirators who plan to sabotage the mission. The game features various cases, choices and endings.

PC

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy

Adventure 25 January 2024

A remastered compilation of three lawyer adventure games. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy has us playing as attorneys trying to prove our clients' innocence, investigating the scene of the crime and defending them in a trial.

PCXONEPS4Switch

Secret Files: Tunguska
Secret Files: Tunguska

Adventure 01 September 2006

A classic, two-dimensional point-and-click adventure game developed by German studio Fusionsphere Systems. The story of the game is closely related to the famous Tunguska event which occurred in 1908 and which to this day was never fully explained. There are a few theories explaining what occurred there and some of them are quite unusual. The main protagonist of the game is Nina Kalenkov, a Russian girl living in Germany.

PCSwitchANDiOSWiiNDS

Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None

Adventure 27 October 2005

And Then There Were None is an adventure, maintained in the convention of a crime story and being the first installment of a five-part series of games based on the literary work of the memorable Agatha Christie.

PCWii

Daemonica
Daemonica

Adventure 17 May 2005

An adventure game created by the Czech development team RA Images, in cooperation with Cinemax studio - responsible for the production of such titles as: Necromania: Trap of Darkness and Inquisitor.

PC

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2006)
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2006)

Adventure 23 November 2006

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened studio Frogwares is an adventure-detective game genre. This title is realized in the point & click convention, and the action takes place in the world made entirely in 3D.

PC

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2 - Dark Motives
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2 - Dark Motives

Adventure 24 March 2004

The second part of the adventure game based on the popular in the United States crime series CSI: Crime Scene, about the work of federal agents who are members of the CSI branch in Las Vegas.

PCNDS

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring

Adventure 27 August 2004

An adventure about the fate of the title detective Sherlock Holmes. The protagonist goes to a party in Sherringford Hall, where a mysterious murder takes place. Holmes starts an investigation with the inseparable Dr. Watson. Production is a classic representative of the genre. While playing, we talk to witnesses, look for evidence and solve puzzles.

PC

Secret Files 3: The Archimedes Code
Secret Files 3: The Archimedes Code

Adventure 31 August 2012

The third installment in the classic point ‘n’ click adventure game series that was launched in 2006. In Secret Files 3: The Archimedes Code, we assume the role of the well-known pair of protagonists, Nina Kalenko and Max Gruber (optionally, two other characters, as well), yet again. This time around, the heroes try to solve the mystery of the Pi.

PCWiiNDS

Black Feather Forest
Black Feather Forest

Adventure TBA

A classic investigation point-and-click adventure game developed by Dutch artist and developer Tim Hengeveld. The story of the game was inspired by actual events that occurred in British Columbia, a province of Canada, where several young women disappeared along a remote highway. The player assumes the role of a woman named Sofia who, accompanied by camera operator Caleb, travels to Augier’s Peak city in order to solve the mystery and find either the three missing girls or their corpses.

PC

Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness
Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness

Adventure 28 May 2015

An adventure game/visual novel developed by 5pb, a Japanese studio known with immense experience with the genre. Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness takes place in the world of Psycho-Pass, a popular science-fiction anime series. We are introduced to a grim version of 2113, in which a complex computer system called Sybil monitors the actions, thoughts, and emotional state of the inhabitants, creating a criminal behavior estimate for every citizen.

PCXONEPS4PSV

AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative
AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative

Adventure 24 June 2022

AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative is a detective adventure game with visual novel elements, in which we play as an agent investigating a mysterious murder. The protagonist has a technology that allows her to delve into other characters' memories.

PCXONEPS4Switch

Neo Berlin 2087
Neo Berlin 2087

RPG 2024

Science fiction detective thriller action RPG with shooter and stealth game elements. In Shadow of Conspiracy: Section 2 we find ourselves in futuristic Berlin and our task is to unravel the mystery of police chief's murder.

PCPS5XSX

Conway: Disappearance at Dahlia View
Conway: Disappearance at Dahlia View

Adventure 02 November 2021

Conway: Disappearance at Dahlia View is a detective adventure game in which we, as a retired detective, try to solve the mystery of the disappearance of an eight-year-old girl. We observe the neighbors and look for clues so we can start questioning the suspects.

PCPS5XSXXONEPS4Switch

Ghostwire: Tokyo - Prelude
Ghostwire: Tokyo - Prelude

Adventure 01 March 2022

A free visual novel, which is a prequel to the game Ghostwire: Tokyo. In Ghostwire: Tokyo - Prelude we accompany KK and his team of detectives in the investigation of a mysterious disappearance. The protagonist and his entourage quickly get entangled in a much bigger intrigue.

PCPS4

9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek
9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek

Adventure 18 July 2013

A casual adventure with hidden objects and logical puzzles. The action of the title takes place in the 1950s. The player takes on the role of a detective specializing in paranormal investigations, who, at the request of a friend, comes to Serpent Creek, a town hiding dark secrets. The title was produced by Tap It Games studio.

PCPS5XSXXONEPS4SwitchANDiOSWP

Ibru
Ibru

RPG 2025

Ibru is a detective RPG set in the world from Olga Tokarczuk's novel. The gameplay focuses on investigations, conversations and exploration. There is no combat in the game.

PC

Gnosia
Gnosia

Adventure 06 June 2019

Gnosia is a visual novel adventure game with RPG elements. The game revolves around deduction. While having conversations, we have to discover information, which later will allow us to indicate who from the crew of the spaceship is not who he says he is.

PCPS5XSXXONEPS4SwitchPSV

Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The London Case
Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The London Case

Adventure 29 August 2023

Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The London Case is an adventure game starring the main protagonist of Agatha Christie's bestselling crime novels. Tasked with escorting a painting to an exhibition, Poirot gets involved in yet another case at the opening ceremony.

PCPS5XSXXONEPS4Switch

Batman: Return to Arkham
Batman: Return to Arkham

Action 18 October 2016

A compilation of two remastered versions of action-adventure games from the Batman: Arkham series with all DLC packs. The refreshed versions were created by Virtuos, a company which previously created other remastered games. Batman: Return to Arkham consists of two games: Batman: Arkham Asylum from 2009 and Batman: Arkham City from 2011. The first title takes place in a mental facility taken over by Joker and other villains.

XONEPS4

Batman: Arkham VR
Batman: Arkham VR

Adventure 13 October 2016

A detective adventure game with arcade elements, created with PlayStation 4 and virtual reality sets in mind. The title is a spin-off of a popular series of action games created by Rocksteady. The action of Batman: Arkham VR takes place in a famous DC comic book universe, with the players assuming the role of the titular superhero, who takes it upon himself to solve the case of mysterious murders and stop the conspiracy that threatens Dark Knight’s closest allies.

PCPS4

L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files
L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files

Action 15 December 2017

A special edition of the detective game L.A. Noire created for virtual reality headsets. Unlike the original, which was developed by Team Bondi, L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files was produced by a Rockstar Games’ subsidiary. In the game you visit Los Angeles of the year 1947. The game’s main protagonist is detective Cole Phelps, a World War II veteran, gradually climbing the steps of a career in the police force.

PCPS4

Pixel Noir
Pixel Noir

RPG 08 February 2024

An independent retro RPG, which combines elements of a detective game and a horror. The main protagonist of Pixel Noir is trying to solve a mystery of the tragic events from a decade ago when his partner died, leading to him quitting work as a police officer, as he unjustly was sentenced to jail. After being released, he begins to work as a private detective and tries to solve minor cases, until finally, he finds a lead that might help him get the answers that have been taunting him for years.

PCXONEPS4SwitchPSV

Psychic Detective
Psychic Detective

Adventure 30 November 1995

An unconventional detective adventure game created in the convention of an interactive film. Playing the role of Eric Fox, wielding powerful and very useful parapsychic skills, we try to solve the mystery of the death of the father of the mysterious dancer Laina.

PCPS1