Games involving detective work, murder mysteries, etc.
A murder to solve! A criminal to apprehend! Detective and mistery games have the recipe for a perfect crime story. Police investigations, finding clues, mysterious killings, a noir atmosphere are all ingredients that makes a good detective / mystery game worth playing. The Police Quest series, the Tex Murphy series, games based on Sherlock Holmes are just some of the most popular detective games ever published in the last century.
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Igor Objective Uuklaonia
DOS1995 Péndulo Studios
In the Dead of Night
DOS1995 Trecision
Jack the Ripper
DOS1995 Intergalactic Development
James Bond 007: A View to a Kill
DOS1985 Angelsoft
L.A. Crackdown
DOS1988 Nexa Corporation
Welcome to Los Angeles, where crime runs rampant and your job is to bring the chaos down with nothing but surveillance skills and a stern attitude. L.A. Crackdown puts you in the shoes of a tactical commander who never actually le...
La Abadia del Crimen
DOS1987 Opera Soft
La Abadía del Crimen (The Abbey of Crime) is an action-adventure developed in Spain by Paco Menéndez in the mid-1980s. It was initially created for the Amstrad CPC and later ported to other popular home computer syst...
Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra
DOSWindows 3.x1992protecteddemo Sierra On-Line
Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1992. The game is a sequel to The Colonel's Bequest and follows the adventures of the protagonist, Laura Bow, a yo...
Legends of Murder: Volume 1 - Stonedale Castle
DOS1989protected Softdisk Publishing
Magnetic Scrolls Collection
DOS1991 Magnetic Scrolls
Magnetic Scrolls was one of the finest developer companies dedicated to Interactive Fiction. The Magnetic Scrolls Collection is a trilogy of Magnenic Scrolls adventures remade using the Wonderland engine: Fish!, Corruption, The Gu...
Martian Memorandum
DOS1991protecteddemo Access Software
Martian Memorandum is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Access Software. It was released in 1991 and is the sequel to the game Mean Streets. The game is set in a dystopian future on Mars, where players ta...
Maupiti Island
DOS1991 Lankhor
Mean Streets
DOS1989protected Access Software
Mindshadow
DOSMac OS1985 Interplay Productions
Mortville Manor
DOS1988 Lankhor
Murder by the Dozen
DOS1983 BrainBank
Murder Club
DOSWindows XP/98/951991 Riverhill Soft
Murder in the Atlantic
DOS1988 CobraSoft
Murder on the Zinderneuf
DOS1984 Free Fall Associates
Murders in Space
DOS1990protected Hitech Productions
Murders in Venice
DOS1990 CobraSoft
Mystery of the Mummy
DOS1988 Time Warp Software
Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy
Windows XP/98/951998 Trecision
Perry Mason
DOS1985 Paisano Productions
Police Quest 1: In Pursuit of the Death Angel
DOS1987 Sierra On-Line
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel is an adventure game released in 1987 by Sierra On-Line, designed by former police officer Jim Walls. It's the first installment in the Police Quest series and is known for its realistic...
Police Quest 2: The Vengeance
DOS1988protected Sierra On-Line
Police Quest 2: The Vengeance is a graphical point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line. It was released in 1988 as the second installment in the Police Quest series, which was created by former ...
Police Quest 3: The Kindred
DOS1991protecteddemo Sierra On-Line
Police Quest 3: The Kindred is an adventure video game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1991. It is the third installment in the Police Quest series, which was designed by former police officer Jim Walls. Known for its...
Police Quest: Open Season
DOSWindows 3.x1993protected Sierra On-Line
Return of the Phantom
DOS1993protecteddemo MicroProse Software
Ever wondered what would happen if The Phantom of the Opera got his hands on a time machine, a vengeful streak, and a point-and-click interface? In Return of the Phantom, you step into the well-shined shoes of Inspector Raoul Mont...
Sam and Max Hit the Road
DOSWindows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1993protecteddemo LucasArts
Sam & Max Hit the Road is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. It was released in 1993 and is based on the characters Sam and Max created by comic artist Steve Purcell. The game follows the ti...
Scapeghost
DOS1989 Level 9 Computing