Best Detective / Mystery Games

The best Detective / Mystery games ranked by Belly Score. Browse games with a Detective / Mystery theme, scored by The Belly.

Games with a Detective / Mystery theme, ranked by Belly Score. Theme tags capture the subject matter and setting of a game — distinct from genre — so this list pulls together titles that share a Detective / Mystery world or aesthetic regardless of how they play. See which Detective / Mystery-themed games earned The Belly's top marks and which fell short.

9.8

Umineko When They Cry

Visual Novel · Horror

Windows · Mac · Linux

Detective / MysterySupernaturalPsychological+1

MysteriousSuspensefulThought-Provoking+2

9.8

TSUKIHIME -A piece of blue glass moon-

Adventure · Visual Novel

PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch

Urban FantasySupernaturalDetective / Mystery+1

MysteriousAtmosphericCinematic+2

9.7

Disco Elysium

RPG · Adventure · Simulation

Windows · macOS · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · Stadia · Android

Detective / MysteryNoirPsychological+1

AtmosphericThought-ProvokingWeird+3

9.7

Persona 4 Golden

RPG · Adventure

PlayStation Vita · PC · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S

ModernDetective / MysterySchool / Academy+1

ImmersiveMysteriousEmotional+3

9.7

STEINS;GATE

Adventure · Visual Novel

Xbox 360 · PC · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Vita · Android · iOS

Sci-FiPsychologicalDetective / Mystery

MysteriousSuspensefulThought-Provoking+3

9.4

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

Adventure · Strategy · RPG

Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4

Sci-FiRobots / MechsDetective / Mystery+1

MysteriousCinematicThought-Provoking+2

9.4

Lost Judgment

Action-Adventure · RPG

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PC · Amazon Luna

Detective / MysteryCrimeSchool / Academy+1

AtmosphericIntenseCinematic+2

9.4

Persona 4

RPG · Adventure · Simulation

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation Vita · Windows · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

Urban FantasyDetective / MysterySchool / Academy+1

ImmersiveMysteriousEmotional+3

9.4

Murder Mystery 2

Survival · Horror · Action

Roblox

CrimeDetective / Mystery

SuspensefulTenseCompetitive+3

9.3

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon

Action RPG

PlayStation 2

Detective / MysterySupernaturalOccult+1

MysteriousAtmosphericStrategic+2

9.3

Fallen Aces

Shooter · Action

PC

NoirCrimeDetective / Mystery

AtmosphericGrittySatisfying+2

9.3

Pathologic 2

Adventure · RPG · Survival

Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Dark / GrimPsychologicalSurreal+1

CreepyDarkBleak+3

9.3

The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure

RPG

PlayStation Portable · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation Vita · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2

ModernDetective / MysteryMilitary+1

ImmersiveStrategicTactical+3

9.1

Pathologic 3

Horror · RPG · Survival

PC · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S

Detective / MysteryPsychologicalSurreal+1

MysteriousUnsettlingThought-Provoking+3

9.1

Ace Attorney

Adventure · Visual Novel

Game Boy Advance · Nintendo DS · Windows · Wii · iOS · Android · Nintendo 3DS · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Detective / MysteryComedyCrime

FunnyQuirkyCharming+2

9.1

Who's Lila?

Adventure · Horror · RPG

Windows

Detective / MysteryPsychologicalSurreal+1

MysteriousUnsettlingAtmospheric+2

9.0

The 25th Ward: The Silver Case

Adventure · Visual Novel · Puzzle

Mobile · Windows · macOS · Linux · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch

CyberpunkDystopianDetective / Mystery+1

MysteriousDarkUnsettling+3

9.0

Hashihime of the Old Book Town

Visual Novel · Adventure · Horror

PC · Nintendo Switch

ModernDetective / MysteryPsychological+1

MysteriousDarkUnsettling+3

8.9

POINT OF NO RETURN

Adventure

Roblox

Detective / MysteryPsychologicalSurreal

MysteriousAtmosphericThought-Provoking+2

8.8

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army

Action RPG · RPG · Action

PlayStation 2

Detective / MysteryUrban FantasyOccult+1

AtmosphericMysteriousStrategic+2

8.8

Lore Game

Adventure

PC · Mobile · Xbox · PlayStation

FantasyDetective / MysteryPsychological

MysteriousAtmosphericChallenging+2

8.8

In Plain Sight 2

Survival

Roblox

CrimeDetective / MysteryWorkplace

SuspensefulTenseStrategic+3

8.8

Endless Ocean: Blue World

Adventure · Simulation

Wii

UnderwaterNature / WildernessDetective / Mystery+1

ExploratoryDiscovery-DrivenImmersive+2

8.7

Beyond Good & Evil

Action · Adventure

PlayStation 2 · Windows · Xbox · Nintendo GameCube · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PlayStation 5 · PlayStation 4 · Xbox Series X|S · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch · Amazon Luna · GeForce Now

Sci-FiDystopianDetective / Mystery+1

AdventurousDiscovery-DrivenAtmospheric+2