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Stepping into the shoes of the famous detective, you have at your disposal a unique catalog of investigative abilities, and the freedom to wield them as you like.

So make your way down to Baker Street and take a crack at these six magnificent cases. Holmes and Watson on the case once again. More specifically, the game takes place in , when Lord Mortimer invites secret society member Louis de Richet to his extravagant and mysterious private engagement just off the shores of England. That, and above all else, find your mother on the island. Tracing the rooms of Lord Mortimer's mansion.

Described as an immersive-storytelling adventure, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is an exploration-based mystery game with occult elements and stunningly gorgeous visuals. However, upon discovering Ethan has vanished following a gruesome murder, it's up to you to use your supernatural abilities to find the boy, and to put an end to the trail of bodies piling up around Red Creek Valley. Exploring Red Creek Valley: equal parts naturally beautiful and deadly.

An old train car runs through its classic route through the Red Creek Valley Woods. Something strange is afoot in the United Kingdom. Detective Poirot searching every corner of the country to find clues. One of the more unique games on this list, Unforeseen Incidents is a game where your objective is to uncover a conspiracy, rather than a mystery.

Specifically, you play as handyman Harper Pendrell, who sets off to investigate the mysterious death of a woman he found in the streets. Harper searches for answers regarding the strange, unacknowledged plague that keeps killing citizens. Chaotic, violent, and unnerving, the first entry in the Danganronpa series pulls absolutely no punches.

Trapped within the walls of Hope Peak at the whim of a psychotic bear named Monokuma, there are only two methods of escape: kill or be killed. More specifically, freedom will only be granted to the individual who is able to commit murder and get away with it. Meeting with our trusty comrade Sayaka. The big murder case in Murdered: Soul Suspect is an extremely personal one: your own. Ronan comes face-to-face with his own corpse. Something wicked this way comes. A gorgeous reboot of one of the earliest infamous murder mystery games, Gabriel Knight is a classic point and click investigation game.

You play as struggling small-businessman Gabriel Knight as he attempts to investigate both his own family history and mysterious Voodoo practices within New Orleans. Gabriel attempts to get to the bottom of the true New Orleans mystery. Exploring New Orleans and meeting with the locals. Perhaps the most infamous investigative game ever made, L. Noire is an open-world game in which you take control of Detective Cole Phelps.

With a distinct mid-twentieth century look, a colorful cast of characters, unique investigative mechanics, and thrilling cases, L. Noire takes the top of this list. It does so much, and all with near flawless execution. Using interrogation and lie-detecting, Captain Phelps does his best to make sure the true criminals receive their fair punishment. Detective Phelps is cleaning up LA; one man at a time. Top 25 Best Detective Games for And believe me, that's a good thing, because you'll be too absorbed in rooting out the scum of L.

How could a list of the best mystery games exist without the man himself, the prolific Dr. Sherlock Holmes? Though, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments earns its spot on this list without relying on the famous name of its titular detective.

Like the best detective games, this one will have you second-guessing yourself, as well as everyone you interrogate, as you work through the complex moral bargaining at its center.

Exploring the detailed environments, picking out clues, and piecing together conclusions is surgical in a way you might expect from a Sherlock Holmes game, but Crimes and Punishments adds a challenging ethical question to your choices that elevates it beyond its piers.

This is Sherlock Holmes with a conscious, and Crimes and Punishments is a detective game that more than lives up to its legend. Her Story is an interactive movie. There is no "gameplay" in the traditional sense, and even the visuals are live-action shots of actual actors through an actual camera.

Now that that's out of the way, the reason Her Story qualifies as a game is that it's up to you to sort through various clues and decipher their meaning. Clues exist in the form of archived clips from a police interview with a woman whose husband has gone missing and is later found murdered. The character and her relationship with her husband are fascinating to learn about, each new revelation a source of multiple new theories about whether Hannah Smith is culpable for her husband's murder.

For a stylish, lighthearted mystery or distraction, look elsewhere. But if you're in a mood to reflect, empathize, and become entirely absorbed in a touching, often heart-wrenching dive into loss and mortality, don't sleep on What Remains of Edith Finch.

The story of a possible curse that leaves only one family member of each generation alive, is exactly that; a story. Some very light puzzling is all that hinders your pursuit of the mystery behind your relatives' deaths, and it'll only take a couple of hours for you to learn the truth of What Remains of Edith Finch. Like it or not, it'll probably take far longer for you escape its emotional grip.

While most mystery games are content with identifying the culprit in a small town crime, Outer Wilds seeks to solve mysteries on a much larger scale: the universe, or at least the solar system you're tasked with exploring and the infinite time loop in which it lives. On its surface, Outer Wilds is a space exploration game about looking for clues and solving mysterious phenomena on diverse planets, but just beneath the crust lies an experience unlike anything I've ever played.

Learning more about the extinct, intelligent species called Nomai compels your adventure, but the ways in which you uncover their secrets is what makes Outer Wilds so special, and I'd never forgive myself for spoiling anything.

Return of the Obra Dinn's story of a ship that returns to port five years after having gone missing, now a mass grave for its occupants, is enthralling throughout its fairly brief run-time.

Your job as an insurance adjuster is to figure out what happened to the ship's crew and passengers, who all died mysteriously or went missing en route. The distinct monochromatic art style and wistful score offer the perfect setting to wrack your brain for clues to the Obra Dinn's ill-fated voyage, and you'll want to use every tool in your cerebral shed to find whodunnit.

Space Legends. Black Swan. Rating 3. The Hunt For Red Panda. Search for the Wonderland. Invasion: Lost In Time. Legacy: Witch Island 2. Sandra Fleming Chronicles: Crystal Skulls. Apothecarium World.

Taken Souls: Blood Ritual. Apothecarium: The Renaissance of Evil. The Others. Dark Heart: Flight of the Harpies. Detective of Spirit World. Voodoo Chronicles: The First Sign. Dark Asylum: Mystery Adventure. Mystery of Unicorn Castle: The Beastmaster. Our Worst Fears: Stained Skin. Wave of Time. Faded Reality. The Secret Legacy: Kate Brooks. Mystery Expedition: Prisoners of Ice. Twilight City: Love as a Cure. Criminal Investigation Agents: Petrodollars. The Island: Castaway.

Alice in Wonderland. Mystery of Mortlake Mansion. The Mahjong Huntress. Brink of Consciousness: The lonely Hearts Murders. Wizards Spell. Insider Tales: The Secret of Casanova. Dreamscapes 2. The Great Unknown: Houdini's Castle. Golden Trails 2.

Insane Cold: Back to the Ice Age. Whispered Stories: Sandman. Great Secrets Da Vinci. Letters from Nowhere. The Wisbey Mystery. Exorcist 3: Inception of Darkness. Mystery Castle: The Mirror's Secret.

Storm Chasers: Tornado Islands. Legacy: Witch Island Origin.



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