DetectiveReleased Video Games
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A list of Released Detective video games sorted by release date.
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Let Bions Be Bygones
Adventure 30 April 2024
A detective adventure game with RPG elements. Let Bions Be Bygons puts the player in the role of a detective, attempting to find a missing upper-class girl. His search takes him to the very bottom of the futuristic city-planet known as Terrahive.
Touch Detective 3 + The Complete Case Files
Adventure 28 March 2024
A compilation of three point-and-click adventure games. Touch Detective 3 + The Complete Case Files stars Rina and Mackenzie, young detectives investigating intriguing mysteries.
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.
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.
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.
This Bed We Made
Adventure 01 November 2023
A third-person noir adventure game. This Bed We Made stars Sophie, a hotel maid investigating a dark secret by browsing through her visitors' belongings.
Desolatium
Adventure 27 October 2023
A first-person point & click adventure game inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Desolatium has us playing as four different characters, gradually delving into madness as they attempt to find their missing friend.
Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express
Adventure 19 October 2023
A TPP adventure game based on the novel of the same name. The main characters of Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express, Hercule Poirot and Joanna Locke, must solve the mystery of a murder aboard the titular train.
Detective Pikachu Returns
Adventure 06 October 2023
Detective Pikachu Returns is a sequel to a detective adventure game starring the titular mascot of the Pokemon series. Playing as Tim Goodman, once again we investigate mysteries across Ryme City.
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.
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code
Action 30 June 2023
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE is an action game with detective elements developed by the creators of Danganronpa. It's set in a city deeming with unsolved mysteries, tasking us with conducting investigations and traversing dangerous labyrinths.
Shadows of Doubt
Adventure 24 April 2023
Shadows of Doubt is an FPP combination of a detective adventure game and a stealth game. It's set in a bustling city, its buildings all fully explorable and its citizens all unique, with distinctive personalities and daily schedules.
Tron: Identity
Adventure 11 April 2023
Tron: Identity is a visual novel with adventure game elements. It takes place in the universe known from the "Tron" movies. The main protagonist is Query, a detective program investigating the data theft from the Repository.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Adventure 31 March 2023
A visual novel and a spin-off of the Sonic series. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog tasks us with solving the titular murder of the titular main character, as well as to determine whether it actually took place or not.
Mato Anomalies
RPG 10 March 2023
Mato Anomalies is an RPG set in a city that is a neo-futuristic version of old Shanghai. Traditional elements of the genre, such as exploration, character development and turn-based combat are enriched here with detective plots.
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II
Adventure 01 December 2022
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II is a Japanese horror adventure game. The player investigates a series of deaths that occur in a Tokyo school every ten years. Some RPG elements add variety to the detective gameplay here.
Antioch: Scarlet Bay
Adventure 25 November 2022
A text adventure game focusing on co-op experience and investigation-related aspects. It was created by Mi-Clos - a French developer. The year is 1983 and the plot is set in the titular Antioch - a fictional town surrounded by sea and mountains. The game follows the adventures of two detectives working on an exceptionally complicated case.
Pentiment
Adventure 15 November 2022
Adventure game developed by Obsidian Entertainment studio. In Pentiment we play as an artist who gets entangled in a case of mysterious murders in a German abbey. A characteristic feature of the game is graphics inspired by medieval woodcuts.
Evidence 111
Adventure 15 November 2022
An original detective adventure game, prepared in such a way as to be accessible to people with visual disabilities. In Evidence 111, we play Superintendent Alice Wells, who follows the trail of a man who knows much more about her than he should.
Saturnalia
Adventure 27 October 2022
A survival horror detective adventure game with TPP view. Saturnalia was created in the Italian independent studio Santa Ragione. The action of the game takes us to Sardinia in 1989.
The Case of the Golden Idol
Adventure 13 October 2022
The adventure game The Case of the Golden Idol is a non-linear detective game in which we try to solve twelve murder cases in 18th-century realities over four decades.
BROK the InvestiGator
Adventure 26 August 2022
BROK the InvestiGator is an independent point and click adventure game with RPG and beat 'em up elements, in which it depends on us how we will handle the investigation led by the crocodile protagonist. The game was developed by COWCAT studio.
Criminal Expert
Adventure 25 August 2022
Criminal Expert is an FMV adventure game, starring Polish actors. The player takes on the role of a police investigator in charge of a case. To solve it, they must gather evidence, interrogate witnesses, search through documents and databases.
Lord Winklebottom Investigates
Adventure 28 July 2022
A classic point-and-click adventure set in an alternative version of the 1920s, controlled by anthropomorphic animals. At Lord Winklebottom Investigates we investigate the murder of our childhood friend Admiral Gilfrey.