The Best Detective Games for Nintendo 3DS

Update 17 March 2023: Mystery Case Files: The Dalimar Legacy added at rank #5.

Here are our 10 Best Detective Games for Nintendo 3DS:

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Detective Story
Mystery Case Files: The Last Resort
The Deed: Dynasty
Mystery Case Files: The Dalimar Legacy

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The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (2021)

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Nintendo 3DS Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is a prequel to the popular Ace Attorney series that takes players through case after case packed with wonderful characters, stories and clever brain teasers. Engage in multi-pronged conversations with numerous different characters and explore lavishly detailed environments for clues. Solve puzzles as you take on the role of a lawyer trying to prove your client's innocence in court.

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What we like:

Richly detailed art direction
Period-accurate references
Entertaining writing
Clever animations and character designs
Multiple witnesses take the stand simultaneously
Extra content such as DLC costumes and developer commentary

What could be improved:

Clues can be hard to connect during trials

visual-novel
crime
detective
drama
historical
mystery
narrative
adventure
western
crossover

Detective Story (2021)

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Detective Story - is a simple quest game, with hardoce elements, where you play as a detective Harold. You look for clues, interview witnesses and collect everything to clear a crime.

detective
visual-novel
crime
horror
noir
mystery
sketch
mmo

Mystery Case Files: The Last Resort (2022)

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wii Windows Phone / Windows 10 Mobile Nintendo 3DS ds Mac OS PC Windows

A ski resort high in the mountains hides a dark past!

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detective
investigation
hidden-object
casual
adventure
mystery
fiction
interactive
first-person
point-and-click
story

The Deed: Dynasty (2016)

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Getting away with murder has never been easy. These three members of a proud and noble family are separated by five centuries, but have in common a vengeful and murderous intent. Plans must be formed, blood must be spilled and evidence must be planted ...

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