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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Sherlock Holmes: Another bow
DOS1985 Magicom Multimedia
Sherlock Holmes: The Vatican Cameos
DOS1986 Magicom Multimedia
Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels
DOS1988 Challenge
Sleuth: A Murder Mystery
DOS1983freeware Norland Software
Suspect
DOS1984 Infocom
Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1996protected Access Software
Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive is the sequel to Under a Killing Moon and the 4th game in the Tex Murphy series. The Pandora Directive is a first-person 3D adventure game set in a dark sci-fi version of the U.S.A., more specifically in a futuristic San Francisco. The Pandora Directive was developed by Access Software and released in 1996 for...
Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1994protected Access Software
The Clue!
DOS1994freeware neo Software Produktions
The Colonel's Bequest
DOS1989protecteddemo 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 Dame Was Loaded
DOS1996protected Beam Software
The Last Express
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protecteddemo Smoking Car Productions
The Last Express, released in 1997, is a unique adventure game designed by Jordan Mechner, the creator of Prince of Persia. Set on the Orient Express in July 1914, just before World War I, the game offers an intricate and immersive narrative that unfolds in real-time.In the game, players assume the role of Robert Cath, an American doctor with a tro...
The Legacy: Realm of Terror
DOSLinuxMac OS1993protected Magnetic Scrolls
The Legacy: Realm of Terror is a first-person view survival horror RPG set in the modern world, in a haunted house. The Legacy was developed by Magnetic Scrolls and published by MicroProse Software in 1993.
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo
DOS1996 Mythos Software
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel
DOS1992 Mythos Software
The Orion Conspiracy
DOS1995 Divide by zero
The President is Missing
DOS1988protected Cosmi Corporation
The Scoop
DOS1989 Telarium
The Third Courier
DOS1989 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.
The Witness
DOS1983 Infocom
Voyeur
Windows XP/98/95Mac OSDOS1993demoNSFW Philips Interactive Media
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?
DOS1989 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...