Abandonware DOS title

Games involving detective work, murder mysteries, etc. sorted by title, from Z to A

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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Eagle Eye Mysteries in London

DOS19944/5 Stormfront Studios
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Deja Vu: A Nightmare Comes True

DOS19873.9/5 ICOM Simulations
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Deja Vu 2: Lost in Las Vegas

DOS19904.2/5 ICOM Simulations
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Deadline

DOS19823.8/5 Infocom
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Daughter of Serpents

DOS19924/5 Eldritch Games
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Cruise for a Corpse

DOS19914/5 Delphine software
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Crime City

DOS19934/5
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Corruption

DOS19884/5 Magnetic Scrolls
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Clue Master Detective

DOS19894.3/5 Dalali Software
Clue Master Detective is an abandoned strategy game developed by Dalali Software and released by Leisure Genius in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64. Clue Master Detective is based on the well known board game Clue (also known as Cluedo). Clue can be played in single player, but the best gaming experience come from the multi-player mode.
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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...
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Borrowed Time

DOS19853.6/5 Interplay Productions
Borrowed Time is a graphic adventure video game developed and published by Interplay Productions. It was released in 1985 for various platforms, including the Apple Macintosh, Apple II, DOS, and Atari ST. The game is notable for its early use of digitized photos and a noir-style detective narrative.The game's story is set in the 1930s and foll...
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Blue Force

DOS19934.1/5 Tsunami Media
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Blade Runner

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac1997protected4.2/5 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.
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Ballyhoo

DOS19863.5/5 Infocom
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Anachronox

Windows XP/98/952001protected4.1/5 Ion Storm
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Amnesia

DOS19864/5 Cognetics corporation
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221B Baker Street

DOS19864/5 Datasoft
221B Baker Street is a turn-based strategy strategy game developed by Datasoft. 221B Baker Street is base on the tabletop game of the same name "221B Baker Street" and it plays in a very similar way, with dices, etc.
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1893: A World's Fair Mystery

Windows XP/98/95Mac20033.6/5