Games involving detective work, murder mysteries, etc. sorted by release date
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Legends of Murder: Volume 1 - Stonedale Castle
DOS1989protected3.5/5 Softdisk Publishing
Mean Streets
DOS1989protected4/5 Access Software
Scapeghost
DOS19893.7/5 Level 9 Computing
The Colonel's Bequest
DOS1989protecteddemo4.1/5 Sierra On-Line
The Colonel's Bequest is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line. It was released in 1989 for various platforms, including MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST. The game was created by Roberta Williams, co-founder of Sierra On-Line.The game is part of the "Laura Bow" series, with the full title being "Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequ...
The Scoop
DOS19893.8/5 Telarium
The Third Courier
DOS19893.9/5 Manley Associates
The Third Courier is an abandoned (atypical) adventure / role playing game set in Berlin during the cold war era and, of course, it's a spy game. The Third Courier was developed by Manley Associates and released by Accolade in 1989 for DOS, but it was also published for Amiga, Apple IIgs, Atari ST platforms.
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?
DOS19894.1/5 Broderbund
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? is an educational computer game and television game show franchise created by Broderbund. It focuses on teaching geography and history while players try to track down the infamous thief, Carmen Sandiego, and her gang across different historical periods.The game was first released in 1989, followed by the TV show in...
Circuit's Edge
DOS19904.1/5 Westwood Studios
Circuit's Edge is a cyberpunk-themed role-playing game developed by Westwood Associates and published by Infocom. It was released in 1990 for various platforms including DOS, Amiga, and Commodore 64.Set in a dystopian future, Circuit's Edge takes place in the fictional city of Rhoes Island, a dark and gritty urban landscape filled with crime, corru...
Deja Vu 2: Lost in Las Vegas
DOS19904.2/5 ICOM Simulations
Gumboots Australia
DOS19904/5 Reckon Software
Murders in Space
DOS1990protected4.1/5 Hitech Productions
Murders in Venice
DOS19904/5 CobraSoft
Cruise for a Corpse
DOS19914/5 Delphine software
Fascination
DOS1991NSFW3.8/5 Coktel Vision
Hugo 2: Whodunit?
DOS1991protecteddemo3.5/5 Gray Design Associates
Hugo 2: Whodunit? is an old school graphic adventure game designed by David P. Gray, developed by Gray Design Associates and released in 1991 for MS-DOS only. Hugo 2: Whodunit? is the second installment of the Hugo game series.
Magnetic Scrolls Collection
DOS19914.1/5 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 Guild of Thieves. The new window-based interface made text-adventuring easy even for gamers not used to a text-only interf...
Martian Memorandum
DOS1991protecteddemo4/5 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 take on the role of Tex Murphy, a private investigator with a sarcastic and humorous demeanor.The story begins with Tex Mu...
Maupiti Island
DOS19914.3/5 Lankhor
Murder Club
DOSWindows XP/98/9519914.1/5 Riverhill Soft
Police Quest 3: The Kindred
DOS1991protected4/5 Sierra On-Line
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
Windows XP/98/951991protected4.1/5 ICOM Simulations
Daughter of Serpents
DOS19924/5 Eldritch Games
Defender of Boston: The Rock Island Mystery
DOS19923.2/5
Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra
DOSWindows 3.x1992protecteddemo3.8/5 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 young investigative journalist.In the game, the Dagger of Amon Ra is a valuable Egyptian artifact rumored to have mystical...
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel
DOS19924.2/5 Mythos Software
Blue Force
DOS19934.1/5 Tsunami Media
Crime City
DOS19934/5
Eagle Eye Mysteries: The Original
DOS19933.8/5 Stormfront Studios
Police Quest: Open Season
DOSWindows 3.x1993protected4.2/5 Sierra On-Line
Return of the Phantom
DOS1993protecteddemo3.7/5 MicroProse Software
Return of the Phantom is adventure game set in France, designed by Raymond Benson, developed by MicroProse Software and released in 1993 for DOS only. Return of the Phantom is a third-person adventure game based on the book Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux.