The Best Detective Games for Xbox Series X - Page 2

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Kansei: The Second Turn HD (2022)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch

A teenager with the ability to relive the death of any corpse he touches finds himself tangled in another murder case when the owner of a high profile corporation dies under mysterious circumstances. Unfortunately, these new teammates might be more dangerous than the killer they're hunting.


  • detective
  • visual-novel
  • mystery
  • crime
  • book
  • rich
  • anime
  • narrative
  • reflexes
  • supernatural

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Murderous Muses (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Mac OS PC Windows

Solve a sinister murder by spending three reality-shifting nights in a haunted art gallery. An infinitely re-playable murder mystery blending deduction, exploration, puzzles, collectibles and FMV.


  • mystery
  • fmv
  • procedural
  • puzzle
  • detective
  • lovecraftian
  • lore
  • investigation
  • nonlinear
  • replay-value
  • resource-management
  • drama
  • supernatural
  • walking-simulator
  • exploration

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Mato Anomalies (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X

Mato Anomalies takes players on a journey through a neo-futuristic version of a bygone oriental city. Investigate strange happenings across the city and uncover secrets behind the walls. Join a cast of enigmatic unlikely heroes in this anime-inspired RPG experience.


  • japanese
  • rpg
  • card
  • visual-novel
  • turn-based
  • detective
  • jrpg
  • dungeon
  • futuristic
  • battle
  • combat
  • well-written
  • demons
  • dungeon-crawler
  • mystery

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The Rewinder (2021)

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The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.


  • pixel
  • point-and-click
  • drama
  • detective
  • mythology
  • thriller
  • puzzle
  • mystery
  • 2d
  • lore
  • supernatural
  • atmospheric
  • adventure
  • horror
  • comedy

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Forest Grove (2023)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows

In Forest Grove, a teenage heiress has gone missing. Foul play is suspected. Uncover a cast of characters, collect evidence, and find the truth in this futuristic detective game!


  • detective
  • silent
  • mystery
  • protagonist
  • crime
  • lore
  • nonlinear
  • investigation
  • logic
  • crime-fighting
  • walking-simulator
  • immersive
  • exploration
  • drama
  • story

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BROKEN MIND (2022)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One

A psychological murder mystery set in 90s Japan.


  • detective
  • horror
  • visual-novel
  • dark
  • puzzle
  • psychedelic
  • comic
  • mystery
  • psychological
  • stylized
  • 1990s
  • cartoony
  • shooter
  • thriller
  • point-and-click

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Desolatium (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5

DESOLATIUM is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.


  • horror
  • point-and-click
  • psychological
  • lovecraftian
  • mystery
  • narration
  • multiple-endings
  • detective
  • choices
  • investigation
  • visual-novel
  • thriller
  • adventure
  • first-person
  • exploration

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The Mildew Children (2024)

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Linux Mac OS Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.


  • visual-novel
  • surreal
  • detective
  • quick-time-event
  • horror
  • choices
  • story
  • faith
  • scroller
  • psychological
  • exploration
  • magic
  • colourful
  • adventure
  • atmospheric

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Outbreak The Fedora Files: What Lydia Knows (2024)

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Something is foul in the city of Cypress Ridge. Uncover the truth in this narrative rich visual novel taking place just moments before a full blown undead epidemic.


  • dark
  • america
  • comic
  • humor
  • 1990s
  • visual-novel
  • fiction
  • detective
  • emotional
  • book
  • hand-drawn
  • cartoony
  • interactive
  • anime
  • drama

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To Hell With The Ugly (2023)

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Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows Mac OS Linux

To Hell with the Ugly is an adventure game where you play as Rock Bailey, a gorgeous yet shallow young man, who must investigate and fight his way to freedom after being kidnapped. Alternate between turn-based combats and investigation in this film noir adaptation of the novel by Boris Vian.


  • noir
  • detective
  • point-and-click
  • investigation
  • turn-based
  • fiction
  • humor
  • narration
  • combat
  • conspiracy
  • mystery
  • stylized
  • interactive
  • dark
  • comedy

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