The Best Mystery Games - Page 5

Update : The Rise of the Golden Idol added at rank #5.
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Nuclear Blaze (2021)

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Nuclear Blaze is a unique 2D firefighting game from the creator of Dead Cells, with all the devastating backdrafts, exploding walls and sprinklers you could expect. Fight your way through a mysterious facility and try to keep the blaze under control.

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  • platform
  • 2d
  • action-adventure
  • mystery
  • scroller
  • exploration
  • atmospheric
  • pixel
  • colourful
  • rogue-like
  • action
  • investigation
  • full-blown

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Twelve Minutes (2021)

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Twelve Minutes is a highly-anticipated, unique narrative adventure game. You play as the male protagonist who lives with his wife and control the cursor with the analogue stick to interact with the environment or other characters. Every bit of dialogue is voiced by stars like Daisy Ridley, James McAvoy and Willem Dafoe and you have a limited window of time to figure out how to get out of the time loop.


What we like:
  • Unique narrative adventure game
  • Fantastic voice acting
  • Graphically beautiful
  • Enjoyable point-and-click gameplay
  • Opportunity to complete multiple play-throughs for achievements
What could be improved:
  • Some graphical fuzziness when zooming in on objects
  • Tough final act that may leave players feeling angry

  • point-and-click
  • top-down
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adventure
  • narrative
  • puzzle
  • romantic
  • inventory
  • time
  • interactive
  • drama

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Embracelet (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone

Embracelet is an adventure game set in Northern Norway - a unique coming of age story about love, loss, friendship and family - and a magical bracelet with mysterious powers!


  • puzzle
  • adventure
  • mystery
  • narrative
  • joystick
  • tap
  • story
  • economy
  • difficult
  • timing
  • relaxing
  • slow-paced
  • exploration
  • music
  • romantic

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Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit (2022)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the secrets of the king who was never crowned.


  • point-and-click
  • mystery
  • choices
  • conspiracy
  • cartoony
  • detective
  • story
  • investigation
  • atmospheric
  • hand-drawn
  • 1990s
  • colourful
  • 2d
  • funny
  • adventure

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Paradise (2024)

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Paradise is a Boys Love visual novel and tells the story of a group of men who go on holiday on a deserted island. When things begin to go wrong, they realize to their horror that they are stranded. Turns out that’s only the start of their problems.


  • dating-sim
  • visual-novel
  • lgbtq
  • point-and-click
  • romance
  • adventure
  • mystery
  • anime
  • pick-up
  • war-torn
  • fiction
  • dark
  • puzzle
  • drama
  • casual

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Murder by Choice: Clue Mystery (2022)

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  • mech
  • mystery
  • detective
  • resource
  • waves
  • adventure
  • cross-platform
  • cerebral
  • real-time
  • endless
  • achievements
  • challenging
  • bite-sized
  • puzzle
  • thriller

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Firmament (2023)

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Firmament is a new puzzle-adventure game by the legendary game studio behind the best-selling games Myst and Riven. Featuring deep storytelling and world-building, discover the story of this seemingly abandoned world as you explore and unlock the mysteries of 3 unique Realms… and beyond!


  • steampunk
  • mystery
  • puzzle
  • walking-simulator
  • narration
  • story
  • puzzle-adventure
  • exploration
  • vr
  • adventure
  • atmospheric
  • best-selling
  • 3d
  • investigation
  • puzzle-minded

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Tell Me Why (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox One

Unravel the mysteries of 'Tell Me Why', a narrative adventure game that explores the emotional journey of twins Tyler and Alyson. Your choices shape their lives and their supernatural bond. Dive into an Alaskan setting, solve puzzles, and navigate through their fantasy world. Experience an emotionally intelligent game with beautiful graphics and a well-crafted story.

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What we like:
  • Emotionally rich narrative
  • Beautiful, immersive graphics
  • Impactful player choices
  • Excellent voice acting
  • Respectful LGBTQ+ representation
What could be improved:
  • Similar mechanics to previous games
  • Outdated character models
  • Emotional pacing can be inconsistent

  • narrative
  • supernatural
  • episodic
  • mystery
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • story
  • drama
  • choices
  • realistic

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The Case of the Golden Idol - Golden Idol Mysteries: The Spider of Lanka (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

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  • conspiracy
  • investigation
  • crime
  • mystery
  • detective
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • choices
  • dark
  • puzzle
  • narrative
  • story
  • pixel
  • point-and-click
  • historical

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Terminal 81 (2023)

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Thanks to the financial crisis of 2008, Lorena migrated to Terminal 81 to work, but what seemed like a simple Latin American neighborhood, it was a dangerous region dominated by a mysterious criminal organization that carries out murders, kidnappings and human trafficking.

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  • horror
  • job
  • psychological
  • retro
  • mystery
  • noir
  • crime
  • simulation
  • investigation
  • open-world
  • capitalism
  • choices
  • immersive
  • emotional

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