[Top 15] Best Detective Games To Play Right Now

Best Detective Games
Updated:
07 Aug 2021

Top 15 Best Detective Games To Play Right Now

Detective stories are among the most stimulating pieces of media/literature out there. From novels to short stories to TV shows to movies, everything in a detective story from their deductive abilities to finally solving the case to meeting their intellectual match contribute to what makes stories like it so fun. This time, however, we’re talking about the best detective video games to play out there, so if you’re looking for games that are meant to intellectually stimulate, scroll further down.

 

15. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (PS4/XBox/PC/Switch)

 

14. Life Is Strange (PlayStation/XBox/PC)

 

13. Blade Runner (PC)

 

12. Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (PlayStation/PC)

 

11.  Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (PlayStation/XBox/PC)

 

10. The Wolf Among Us (PlayStation/XBox/Windows)

 

9. Her Story (PC/Mobile)

 

8. What Remains of Edith Finch (PS4/XBox/PC/Switch)

 

7. Return of the Obra Dinn (PS4/XBox/PC/Switch)

 

6. The Flower Collectors (PC/Switch)

 

5. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (PlayStation/XBox/PC/Nintendo)

 

4. Heavy Rain (PlayStation/PC)

 

3. Paradise Killer (PC/Switch)

 

2. LA Noire (PlayStation/PC/XBox/Switch)

Rockstar Games’ crime thriller takes you to a stunning rendition of 1940s Los Angeles as detective Cole Phelps. You interrogate, look for clues, and solve crimes. It’s one of the best crime games ever made, and I just have to reiterate how beautiful the setting is. Rockstar delivers time, and time again.. 

1. Disco Elysium (PlayStation/PC/XBox/Switch)

This game is a detective RPG, making it unique among other games on this list. Disco Elysium boasts deep, multi-faceted gameplay, immersive storytelling, and worldbuilding, making it the best detective video game ever released. Oh, and its Final Cut edition is the highest-rated PC game on MetaCritic. 

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