The Best Detective Games for Playstation 4 - Page 5

Update : The Darkest Files added at rank #10.
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Beat Cop (2017)

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A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by 80’s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed into murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.


  • detective
  • pixel
  • local
  • retro
  • crime
  • boss
  • 1980s
  • old-school
  • point-and-click
  • dash

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The Innsmouth Case (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Mac OS Playstation 4 IOS iPhone Xbox One

The Innsmouth Case is a choose-your-own-adventure game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and the very first text-based adventure to combine horror and comedy in a fit and proper way.


  • choices
  • lovecraftian
  • detective
  • text
  • horror
  • multiple-endings
  • visual-novel
  • adventure
  • mystery
  • comedy
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • combine
  • speculative
  • novel

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DETECTIVE - Stella Porta case (2023)

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DETECTIVE: Stella Porta Case, puts you in the shoes of a detective who investigates three strange disappearances. In all cases there is a contract signed by the disappeared, that contract is from an organization called "Stella Porta".


  • deduction
  • social
  • investigation
  • detective
  • crime
  • immersive
  • fiction
  • conspiracy
  • cinematic
  • assassin
  • drama
  • interactive
  • mystery
  • realistic
  • controller-support

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The Shapeshifting Detective (2018)

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And the prime suspects are three tarot readers with the uncanny ability to predict murder - or commit it. Online features require an account and are subject to terms of service and applicable privacy policy (playstationnetwork.com/terms-of-service & playstationnetwork.com/privacy-policy). Published by Wales Interactive Ltd. All trademarks, copyrights and logos are property of their respective owners.


  • fmv
  • detective
  • mystery
  • fiction
  • choices
  • multi-location

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Night Call (2019)

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As the game progresses, the Messenger gains new abilities such as climbing walls, gliding in the air, long-range shuriken attacks, and using a grappling hook to propel himself through obstacles and enemies. By collecting Time Shards earned by defeating enemies or hitting lamps, the player can purchase additional upgrades such as health bonuses or extra attack moves. If the player dies, however, a demon named Quarble will appear and automatically claim any Time Shards the player collects as payment for a short amount of time.


  • detective
  • mystery
  • noir
  • non-linear
  • visual-novel
  • simulation
  • second-person
  • dialogue-driven
  • platform
  • narrative
  • narration
  • hand-drawn

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Jenny LeClue - Detectivu (2019)

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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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Unsolved Case: Killer Popularity (2024)

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Criminals have discovered tons of innovative ways to keep a low profile. Your move, Detective!


  • dynamic
  • detective
  • crime
  • choices
  • episodic
  • narration
  • dark
  • investigation
  • drama
  • mystery
  • hidden-object
  • 2d
  • multiple-endings
  • casual
  • point-and-click

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The Isle Tide Hotel (2023)

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Explore a mysterious hotel and infiltrate a cult in this FMV detective game, featuring a cast from GoT, The Witcher, and more. Every decision counts as you gather clues and question guests. Can you unearth the ominous secrets at The Isle Tide Hotel before it's too late to save your missing daughter?


  • choices
  • fmv
  • lore
  • detective
  • mystery
  • interactive
  • fiction
  • cult
  • point-and-click
  • nonlinear
  • immersive
  • thriller
  • visual-novel
  • narrative
  • crime

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DETECTIVE - The Motel (2024)

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DETECTIVE The Motel is a deduction game where, to advance, you must take a pencil and a piece of paper and write down everything that seems like evidence in order to answer all the questions that arise. Solving the case will depend only on you.


  • detective
  • crime
  • immersive
  • simulation
  • investigation
  • fiction
  • noir
  • interactive
  • exploration
  • story
  • controller-support
  • 3d
  • violent
  • realistic

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Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey (2023)

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London, 1888: The people of Whitechapel live under the ghastly shadow of Jack the Ripper, tempting Arthurian legends - Du Lac & Fey - back to English shores to intervene. Will they stop Jack before more blood is spilt on the cobbled streets? Victorian London awaits you...


  • detective
  • adventure
  • mystery
  • crime
  • point-and-click
  • narrative
  • dog
  • beautiful
  • story
  • fiction
  • emotional
  • cinematic
  • choices
  • drama
  • interactive

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