Games involving detective work, murder mysteries, etc. sorted by release date
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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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.
Sam and Max Hit the Road
DOSWindows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1993protecteddemo3.8/5 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 titular characters, Sam, a detective canine, and Max, a hyperkinetic rabbity thing, as they embark on a bizarre and humoro...
The Legacy: Realm of Terror
DOSLinuxMac OS1993protected4/5 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.
Voyeur
Windows XP/98/95Mac OSDOS1993demoNSFW3.6/5 Philips Interactive Media
Eagle Eye Mysteries in London
DOS19944/5 Stormfront Studios
Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1994protected4/5 Access Software
The Clue!
DOS1994freeware4/5 neo Software Produktions
Blackstar: Agent of Justice
DOS19953.4/5
Escape from delirium
DOS19953.9/5 Virtual X-Perience
Igor Objective Uuklaonia
DOS19953.5/5 Péndulo Studios
In the Dead of Night
DOS19953.8/5 Trecision
Jack the Ripper
DOS19953.8/5 Intergalactic Development
The Orion Conspiracy
DOS19953.6/5 Divide by zero
Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1996protected4/5 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...
The Dame Was Loaded
DOS1996protected4/5 Beam Software
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo
DOS19964/5 Mythos Software
Blade Runner
Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1997protected4.2/5 Westwood Studios
Blade Runner is one of those point & click adventure games that somewhat manages to fully capture the spirit of a cult movie without copying the original plot. Fans of the Blade Runner movie will enjoy this game, even without Harrison Ford. Blade Runner was developed by Westwood Studios and released in 1997 by Virgin.
The Last Express
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protecteddemo4.1/5 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...
Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy
Windows XP/98/9519983.5/5 Trecision
Anachronox
Windows XP/98/952001protected4.1/5 Ion Storm
1893: A World's Fair Mystery
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS20033.9/5
1893: A World's Fair Mystery is an interactive fiction game developed by the American studio Illuminated Lantern and released in 2002. Set during the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, the game combines historical fiction with mystery-solving gameplay.In 1893: A World's Fair Mystery, players take on the role of a detective investigating ...