The Best Mystery Games for Linux - Page 2

Update : Mysterious Mystery, EP 1: The Duo Dilemma added at rank #25.
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Locked (2020)

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Linux Xbox One PC Windows

LOCKED in a deadly cat-and-mouse with a relentless serial killer, you must outsmart, escape, and survive in this intense 2D horror experience. Solve chilling puzzles, and stay one step ahead of a relentless pursuer. Inspired by PS1-PS2 classics and iconic horror films.

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  • 2d
  • visual-novel
  • philosophical
  • horror
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • survival-horror
  • point-and-click
  • mystery
  • conversation
  • anime
  • atmospheric
  • platform
  • adventure
  • dark

12

Before I Forget (2020)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived.A narrative exploration that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled. A game about dementia and what happens when you can't hold onto the things you've done or the people you've loved.


  • walking-simulator
  • short
  • exploration
  • emotional
  • beautiful
  • mystery
  • narrative
  • atmospheric
  • first-person
  • thought-provoking
  • stylized
  • 3d
  • piano
  • colour
  • dream

13

The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass (2021)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

An intricate mystery visual novel. Freely search text and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events inside the enigmatic Ashiya Tower.

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  • visual-novel
  • mystery
  • text
  • anime
  • dark
  • detective
  • sci-fi
  • 2d
  • psychological

14

Demon Hunter: Ascendance (2019)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Mac OS Playstation 5 Linux Xbox Series X PC Windows

You slump into your chair after another day of investigations. Just as you start to lose yourself in the glow of the TV screen, the telephone rings. The museum curator needs your help - a tourist has gone missing. You smirk at his warning of paranormal goings-on; that's what Demon Hunters are for.

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  • hidden-object
  • mystery
  • adventure
  • detective
  • puzzle
  • casual
  • demons
  • point-and-click
  • supernatural
  • crime
  • horror
  • mouse

15

Kona II: Brume (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Linux PC Windows Xbox One

Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.

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  • surreal
  • detective
  • mystery
  • investigation
  • snow
  • narration
  • interactive
  • exploration
  • walking-simulator
  • story
  • fiction
  • first-person
  • adventure
  • action-adventure
  • 3d

16

The Roottrees are Dead (2025)

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Linux PC Windows Mac OS

A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.

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  • mystery
  • detective
  • investigation
  • puzzle
  • 1990s
  • story
  • point-and-click
  • logic
  • atmospheric
  • mystery-solving
  • fiction
  • deduction
  • visual
  • well-made
  • interactive

17

Super 3D Maze 16 (2024)

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Linux PC Windows

Trapped in a neon labyrinth, Elias Nova wished he’d played Super 3D Maze 16 during his astronaut training. Unfortunately, he didn’t, so it’ll be up to you, intrepid gamer, to guide Elias through these mazes in search of a way out.

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  • psychedelic
  • dungeon
  • mystery
  • colourful
  • experimental
  • abstract
  • minimalist
  • casual

18

The Hex (2018)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...

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  • psychological
  • horror
  • survivor
  • mystery
  • funny
  • story
  • beat-em-up
  • dark
  • pixel
  • single-player
  • multiple-endings
  • 2d
  • post-apocalyptic
  • book
  • memes

19

Little Locked Rooms (2024)

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Linux PC Windows

Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!

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  • investigation
  • detective
  • visual-novel
  • anime
  • mystery
  • text
  • logic
  • crime
  • story
  • 3d
  • relaxing
  • single-player
  • point-and-click
  • funny

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Unforeseen Incidents (2018)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux Nintendo Switch

Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game.


  • point-and-click
  • mystery
  • interactive
  • conspiracy
  • puzzle
  • comic
  • hand-drawn
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • humor
  • soundtrack
  • stylized
  • book
  • atmospheric
  • story

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