The Best Investigation Games

Update : Enigma of Fear added at rank #1.
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Enigma of Fear (2024)

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PC Windows

Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enigma of Fear, defeating the terrible monsters who'll try to stop you.

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  • investigation
  • mystery
  • dog
  • detective
  • supernatural
  • survival-horror
  • visual-novel
  • travel
  • multiple-endings
  • open-world
  • pixel
  • music
  • time
  • isometric
  • hand-drawn

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Loco Motive (2024)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

On the Reuss Express a passenger has been murdered, and you’re the prime suspects. Uncover a thrilling mystery and solve satisfying point and click puzzles to prove your innocence! A slapstick adventure, packed full of deadly surprises, shocking twists and larger than life characters!


  • investigation
  • trains
  • detective
  • point-and-click
  • comedy
  • mystery
  • noir
  • pixel
  • crime
  • funny
  • text
  • puzzle
  • adventure
  • linear
  • cartoony

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Machinika: Atlas (2024)

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IOS iPhone Android PC Windows

Machinika: Atlas is an indie puzzle game and is the direct sequel to Machinika: Museum, you play as a museum researcher who just land on Atlas. Will you unravel the mysteries of the alien vessel? Solve cryptic puzzles to find out what happened!


  • point-and-click
  • hidden-object
  • sci-fi
  • space
  • investigation
  • mystery
  • dystopian
  • aliens
  • puzzle
  • science
  • logic
  • 3d
  • first-person
  • casual
  • atmospheric

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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.


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

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Haunted Record (2024)

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PC Windows

A 20 minute story about a mysterious ghost and an even more mysterious journalist.

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  • investigation
  • supernatural
  • cinematic
  • fiction
  • choices
  • mystery
  • interactive
  • third-person
  • stylized
  • emotional
  • adventure
  • drama
  • exploration
  • atmospheric

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The Overseer (2024)

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early access PC Windows

You are an Overseer on duty. Cycle through the camera feeds looking for anomalies. Upon finding one, report it quickly. Too many anomalies can lead to severe distortions in reality and result in deaths, including yours.

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  • horror
  • hidden-object
  • investigation
  • supernatural
  • survival-horror
  • manga
  • mystery
  • single-player
  • psychological
  • realistic

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River God: Enshrouded Current (2024)

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PC Windows

Embark on a journey with "River God: Enshrouded Current," where an ancient village battles a curse woven into its very fabric. Uncover the secrets of a malevolent priest whose dark rituals connect the village to a realm beyond life.

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  • horror
  • investigation
  • walking-simulator
  • psychological
  • action-adventure
  • exploration
  • first-person
  • 3d
  • story
  • realistic
  • mystery

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Riven (2024)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone Android Mac OS osvr

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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Uncover the Smoking Gun (2024)

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PC Windows

Dive into 'Uncover the Smoking Gun', an immersive detective adventure. Find clues and dissect evidence, but don't stop there. Engage with suspects, where even the trivial unravels the truth. Watch information converge into surprising revelations. Are you ready to solve the mystery?

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  • investigation
  • immersive
  • crime
  • fiction
  • text
  • detective
  • simulation
  • interactive
  • multiple-endings
  • choices
  • 3d
  • first-person
  • resource-management
  • cartoony
  • colourful

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Flight Risk (2024)

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PC Windows

Fight Risk is a minimalistic desk job game where you play as an air traffic controller trying to save a rogue flight. Master the communication systems before it's too late, or just wing it and see what happens!

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  • investigation
  • flight
  • conversation
  • cinematic
  • logic
  • linear
  • 3d
  • 1980s
  • minimalist
  • first-person
  • sci-fi
  • mystery
  • simulation
  • puzzle

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