The Best Detective Games for Linux - Page 3

Update : Phoenix Springs added at rank #31.
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The Darkside Detective Duology (2017)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Playstation 5 l

Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

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  • detective
  • point-and-click
  • comedy
  • supernatural
  • pixel
  • humor
  • lovecraftian
  • mystery
  • story
  • funny
  • 1980s
  • dark
  • retro
  • 1990s
  • cartoony

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Guilty Parade (2021)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

One war. Two sides of a military conflict. Which side will you choose if you take a look at the world from both sides of the conflict? Whom will you support and whom will you destroy if some are fighting for an uncertain future, while others are for a peaceful present?

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  • visual-novel
  • point-and-click
  • detective
  • choices
  • multiple-endings
  • anime
  • war
  • wartime
  • mystery
  • story
  • stylized
  • atmospheric
  • hand-drawn
  • violent
  • comedy

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Soulslayer (2017)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

An exciting adventure in a story of ancient Chinese setting.Visual Novel with multiple endings to explore.

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  • visual-novel
  • detective
  • casual
  • adventure

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The Mildew Children (2024)

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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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Jenny LeClue - Detectivu (2019)

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IOS iPhone PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Mac OS Linux

Unravel The Spoken Secrets Edition!•A 8+ Hour Adventure filled with mystery, suspense, and bad jokes!• Now Featuring voice acting for the entire game!!!• Play Jenny LeClue like an animated movie with new auto-play dialogue options!You play as Jenny LeClue, an aspiring young detective and obsessive pursuer of the truth. But nothing exciting ever happens in her small town, and she longs for a real adventure. Jenny gets more than she bargains for when her mother is accused of murder! She embarks on a journey to uncover the truth, and soon discovers nothing in Arthurton is what it seems. Jenny must use her skills of deduction and face her demons to find the real killer and unravel Arthurton’s darker mysteries.


  • detective
  • kickstarter
  • mystery
  • cinematic
  • emotional
  • adventure
  • rich
  • crime
  • drama
  • cartoony
  • story
  • colourful
  • atmospheric
  • 2d
  • horror

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The Story of Barker (2022)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

A mysterious detective story on an abandoned ship with an unexpected ending.

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  • point-and-click
  • detective
  • hidden-object
  • isometric
  • 3d
  • adventure
  • drama
  • puzzle

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Detective School Club (2024)

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Android Linux PC Windows

Welcome to the Detective Club! Led by the troublesome and shy president Alice Baskerville. Follow this comedy story where together you will solve cases using your deductive powers!

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  • dating-sim
  • fiction
  • text
  • comedy
  • point-and-click
  • visual-novel
  • choices
  • detective
  • interactive
  • cartoony
  • emotional
  • anime
  • stylized
  • crime
  • adventure

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The Operator (2024)

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Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.


  • fmv
  • investigation
  • conspiracy
  • thriller
  • immersive
  • detective
  • choices
  • narration
  • crime
  • simulation
  • mystery
  • fiction
  • narrative
  • visual-novel
  • interactive

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To Hell With The Ugly (2023)

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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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Little Locked Rooms (2024)

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Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!

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  • investigation
  • detective
  • visual-novel
  • anime
  • mystery
  • text
  • logic
  • crime
  • story
  • 3d
  • relaxing
  • single-player
  • point-and-click
  • funny

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