The Best Detective Games for Playstation 4 - Page 2

Update : The Darkest Files added at rank #11.
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The Darkest Files (2025)

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Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?


  • simulation
  • detective
  • historical
  • political
  • immersive
  • noir
  • investigation
  • atmospheric
  • first-person
  • nonlinear
  • 3d
  • mystery
  • puzzle
  • adventure

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This Bed We Made (2023)

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This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!


  • mystery
  • noir
  • detective
  • cinematic
  • lgbtq
  • third-person
  • walking-simulator
  • investigation
  • 1950s
  • crime
  • fiction
  • choices
  • historical
  • story
  • romance

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The Darkside Detective (2017)

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Join Detectives McQueen and Dooley as they solve six different cases full of humour and great references in the town of Twin Lakes. With beautiful retro-style pixel graphics, this is a must play for lovers of cats, coffee and all kinds of videogames!


What we like:
  • Crisp and clean pixel graphics
  • Variety in music
  • Sense of satisfaction when solving a case
  • Humourous atmosphere
  • Great movie references
What could be improved:
  • Cases are straightforward
  • Not super challenging
  • No tries to scare you

  • point-and-click
  • detective
  • supernatural
  • pixel
  • adventure
  • funny
  • retro
  • mystery
  • puzzle
  • comedy

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Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The London Case (2023)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows

Hercule Poirot is back in a brand-new adventure, set in the heart of London.


  • detective
  • mystery

15

Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One (2021)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4

In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.


  • detective
  • open-world
  • crime
  • mystery

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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes And Punishments (2014)

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Playstation 3 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox 360

Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.

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  • detective
  • crime
  • mystery
  • adventure
  • puzzle

17

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.


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

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BLACKSAD: Under The Skin (2019)

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BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!

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  • detective
  • boxing
  • novel
  • quick-time-event
  • graphic
  • 1950s

19

Lacuna (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Android Xbox One Playstation 4 IOS iPhone

A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.


  • noir
  • detective
  • choices
  • narration
  • cyberpunk
  • multiple-endings
  • crime
  • fiction
  • text
  • pixel
  • investigation
  • futuristic
  • drama
  • interactive
  • thriller

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Backbone (2021)

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

Backbone is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.


  • detective
  • dystopian
  • pixel
  • adventure
  • narrative
  • mystery
  • puzzle
  • conspiracy
  • noir
  • stealth
  • point-and-click
  • post-noir
  • visual-novel

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