The Best Investigation Games for Linux - Page 4

Update : Mysterious Mystery, EP 1: The Duo Dilemma added at rank #27.
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Don't Forget Me (2021)

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The first season aired in Japan between January 8, 2012 and March 24, 2012 while the second season started airing between July 8, 2012 and September 23, 2012 following a recap episode on July 1, 2012. Both seasons have been licensed by Viz Media in North America and Anime on Demand in the United Kingdom. A manga accompaniment began serialization in Enix's Young Gangan magazine and a light novel from Media Factory, both from September 2011.[2][3] A hybrid Blu-ray Disc containing an original video animation and a PlayStation 3 video game was released on August 23, 2012.


  • typing
  • philosophical
  • soundtrack
  • noir
  • investigation
  • word
  • detective
  • cyberpunk
  • sci-fi
  • pixel
  • atmospheric
  • point-and-click
  • violent
  • mystery
  • story

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Martha (2021)

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In pursuit of your missing colleague your car breaks down. You enter the only house for miles to use the phone. What follows next can only be described as an intense, action-driven fight for survival. What horrors lay within the house? Only one thing is certain: you need to get out.


  • survival-horror
  • investigation
  • horror
  • perma-death
  • shoot-em-up
  • linear
  • 3d
  • detective
  • psychological
  • gothic
  • thriller
  • survival
  • first-person
  • card
  • demons

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Ancraophobia (2024)

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Ghost hunting survival game where you identify and catch ghosts. Play alone or with friends this horror game is sure to be enjoyable.

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  • immersive
  • investigation
  • logic
  • detective
  • demons
  • strategy
  • supernatural
  • psychedelic
  • mythology
  • 3d
  • atmospheric
  • psychological
  • realistic
  • first-person
  • horror

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If Fusion Were That Easy (2022)

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"If Fusion Were That Easy" is a humorous 2.5D point-and-click adventure about cold fusion and preventing the apocalypse. Explore a diverse world, master tricky puzzles and stop the inevitable.

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  • point-and-click
  • 2.5d
  • investigation
  • travel
  • dystopian
  • logic
  • pixel
  • time
  • conspiracy
  • retro
  • comedy
  • mystery
  • funny
  • historical
  • alternate

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The Norwood Suite (2017)

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Explore the mysterious Hotel Norwood in this surreal first-person adventure. Curious characters, forgotten secrets, and head-nodding music await your arrival.


  • nonlinear
  • investigation
  • music
  • surreal
  • psychological
  • walking-simulator
  • horror
  • casual
  • psychedelic
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • first-person
  • adventure
  • mystery
  • stylized

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Blood Scheme (2022)

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A blood test company raised more than US$700 million from venture capitalists and private investors, resulting in a $10 billion valuation at its peak. You are the only journalist who found out this is a scam. Publish your article before the company is listed!

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  • investigation
  • casual
  • tabletop
  • resource-management
  • management
  • 2d
  • strategy
  • board-game
  • card
  • dice
  • crime
  • resource

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Alibi: The Dinner Party (2023)

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Play as a Police Detective investigating a murder at a luxurious villa. When your old friend Jasmine Lee becomes the prime suspect, it's up to you to reveal the truth. Navigate a gripping case filled with twists and turns that'll leave you guessing until the very end.

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  • investigation
  • detective
  • mystery
  • linear
  • visual-novel
  • crime
  • story
  • fiction
  • heart-pounding

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Chains of Judgment (2024)

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Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.

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  • fiction
  • crime
  • point-and-click
  • detective
  • text
  • visual-novel
  • investigation
  • interactive
  • anime
  • simulation
  • casual
  • drama
  • mystery
  • conversation
  • choices

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Valdamour (2023)

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Valdamour is a multiplayer asymmetric PvP where the exorcist player performs rituals in a haunted mansion, while the ghost player tries to stop him by using his arsenal of spooky abilities. Avoid the ghost's attempts at killing you before you can complete the final ritual and exorcise it for good.

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  • mystery
  • investigation
  • supernatural
  • dungeon
  • atmospheric
  • horror
  • first-person
  • casual
  • fast-paced
  • tactical
  • strategy
  • asymmetric
  • multiplayer

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Methods: The Canada Files (2023)

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Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel set three years before the events of Methods. In the last few stages of the Canadian detective competition, Detective Larika Downs is determined to discover the truth at all costs!

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  • investigation
  • visual-novel
  • cartoony
  • detective
  • stylized
  • mystery
  • comic
  • linear
  • book
  • music
  • story
  • 2d

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