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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DOS1982 Infocom
Murder by the Dozen
DOS1983 BrainBank
Sleuth: A Murder Mystery
DOS1983freeware Norland Software
The Witness
DOS1983 Infocom
Earthly delights
DOS1984 Datamost
Felony!
DOS1984 BrainBank
Murder on the Zinderneuf
DOS1984 Free Fall Associates
Suspect
DOS1984 Infocom
Borrowed Time
DOS1985 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...
James Bond 007: A View to a Kill
DOS1985 Angelsoft
Mindshadow
DOSMac OS1985 Interplay Productions
Perry Mason
DOS1985 Paisano Productions
Sherlock Holmes: Another bow
DOS1985 Magicom Multimedia
221B Baker Street
DOS1986 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.
Amnesia
DOS1986 Cognetics corporation
Ballyhoo
DOS1986 Infocom
Sherlock Holmes: The Vatican Cameos
DOS1986 Magicom Multimedia
Deja Vu: A Nightmare Comes True
DOS1987 ICOM Simulations
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 systems of the time, such as the ZX Spectrum and MSX. The game was released in 1987.
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 portrayal of police procedures.In the game, you play as Sonny Bonds, a police officer in the fictional city of Lytton, ...
Corruption
DOS1988 Magnetic Scrolls
Fish!
DOS1988 Magnetic Scrolls
L.A. Crackdown
DOS1988 Nexa Corporation
Mortville Manor
DOS1988 Lankhor
Murder in the Atlantic
DOS1988 CobraSoft
Mystery of the Mummy
DOS1988 Time Warp Software
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 officer Jim Walls.In Police Quest 2, Sonny Bonds is now a sergeant with the Lytton Police Department, and the gam...
Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels
DOS1988 Challenge
The President is Missing
DOS1988protected Cosmi Corporation
Clue Master Detective
DOS1989 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.