The Best Investigation Games for Android

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Update : The Precinct added at rank #48.
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Machinika Museum (2021)

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Android PC Windows IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch

Come discover beautiful mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins and use your logic and sense of observation to fix them; and uncover a galaxy-spanning story. Machinika Museum is a puzzle game for people who like to have their brain teased and love a nice story to go along.


  • science
  • investigation
  • puzzle
  • hidden-object
  • mystery
  • logic
  • point-and-click
  • short
  • sci-fi
  • narration
  • atmospheric
  • futuristic
  • aliens
  • pattern-matching
  • first-person

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Riven (2024)

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Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.


  • 3d
  • emotional
  • exploration
  • walking-simulator
  • surreal
  • story
  • philosophical
  • investigation
  • logic
  • mystery
  • atmospheric
  • puzzle
  • grade-school
  • first-person
  • adventure

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Escape Machine City (2021)

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PC Windows Android IOS iPhone

- A next level escape game with stunning 3D graphics and visual effects!. Discover a strangely unique machine world that is trapped on a high cliff in a desolated wasteland.


  • puzzle
  • investigation
  • steampunk
  • hidden-object
  • point-and-click
  • mystery
  • logic
  • 3d
  • escape
  • linear
  • retro-futuristic
  • room
  • atmospheric
  • first-person
  • adventure

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House (2020)

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Explore the HOUSE, remember it & spot the changes !

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  • horror
  • building
  • investigation
  • walking-simulator
  • simulation
  • gore
  • illustration
  • design
  • single-player
  • first-person
  • dark
  • atmospheric
  • detective
  • pixel
  • relaxing

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Boxville (2022)

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Boxville is an adventure puzzle game about speechless cans living in the city of boxes and drawing doodles on cardboards to tell the stories. Made in Ukraine.

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  • logic
  • emotional
  • point-and-click
  • hand-drawn
  • investigation
  • family-friendly
  • puzzle
  • relaxing
  • cartoony
  • experiences
  • colourful
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • adventure
  • story

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Noch (2023)

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Android PC Windows

Go alone (or with a friend) to find the girl who destroyed the world. An ominous surreal first-person adventure full of dangerous monsters and secrets of the deceased world

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  • gothic
  • hunting
  • off-road
  • investigation
  • post-apocalyptic
  • survival-horror
  • thriller
  • demons
  • dark
  • sandbox
  • atmospheric
  • 3d
  • survival
  • story
  • exploration

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Hard Time III (2024)

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IOS iPhone Android PC Windows Nintendo Switch

The toughest prison sim in the yard is back to serve its 3rd consecutive sentence - combining classic moments from the OG with the best aspects of 2D, while putting out a few hits of its own! Tackle crime from either side of the prison fence, while a larger world beyond it makes life worth living.

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  • crime
  • humor
  • wrestling
  • simulation
  • customization
  • life
  • character
  • gun
  • sentence-combining
  • investigation
  • conversation
  • dark
  • crafting
  • choices
  • open-world

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Meridian 157: Chapter 2 (2020)

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Android IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS

Trapped deep underground on a lost and forgotten island, David’s priority shifts from finding answers about the mystery surrounding him, to surviving the crisis he now finds himself trapped in. It’s now up to you to find an escape from the 157th meridian, but be warned, as escape may not be so easy

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  • puzzle
  • investigation
  • point-and-click
  • hidden-object
  • adventure
  • thriller
  • mystery
  • casual
  • realistic
  • horror
  • 2d
  • challenging
  • exploration

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Board Kings: Board dice games (2022)

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early access Android IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS

Collect, cook and win big!. Win the biggest prizes in the game!.

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  • lovecraftian
  • investigation
  • battler
  • card
  • travel
  • immersive
  • board-game
  • rpg
  • pixel
  • strategy
  • time
  • anime
  • third-person
  • story

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Meridian 157: Chapter 1 (2020)

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While searching for the anomaly, you find yourself trapped inside a facility on a remote sub-Arctic island. What is this place? Who built it? Why was it left abandoned? Explore the uninhabited complex you now find yourself trapped in, but be warned: you might not be as alone as you think...

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  • point-and-click
  • hidden-object
  • investigation
  • puzzle
  • thriller
  • adventure
  • mystery
  • exploration
  • classic
  • difficult
  • 2d
  • first-person
  • horror
  • casual
  • realistic

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