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Detective

Use skills of observation and intelligence to figure out clues to a bigger picture or mystery.

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Short

Games which have short playtimes and can usually be completed in one sitting.

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Top rated freetagged Detective and Short (139 results)

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A detective game about discovering the true names of demons.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(119 total ratings)
Puzzle
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Help Detective Gidget solve the crime of the mysterious thief!
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(79 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Solve Death
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(37 total ratings)
Platformer
A Murder Mistery for the Game Boy Color
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(66 total ratings)
Adventure
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A detective game where the main interactions are done in the REAL game directory.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(78 total ratings)
Puzzle
Can you solve a heist in this alternate reality game?
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(67 total ratings)
Puzzle
England's greatest detective is a snail?! Made for #bitsyjam Feb 2019
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(32 total ratings)
Role Playing
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Trust is a very dangerous word in these days
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(20 total ratings)
Visual Novel
The Prince is dead... Long live the Prince.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Use your detective skills to uncover the biggest mystery of fall.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Bienvenue à l'Opéra. {Created for the @interact-if nonranked game jam, using the theme "red herring".}
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(30 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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solve a murder most foul!
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(27 total ratings)
Adventure
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A detective game about the rivalry between a raven and a cat and the case of a missing person that could ruin Halloween!
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(25 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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The diamond fish is yours for the taking. . .
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(22 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Investigate strange happenings at a rich man's party.
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(61 total ratings)
Adventure
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When a shady gambler is found dead, a sinister conspiracy begins to unravel.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Adventure
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A detective mystery, with teenage bunnies
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Defend your sister in this Ace Attorney-style murder case!
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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A point&click adventure game set in the near future in which you are a policeman solving a physics related mystery.
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Adventure
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Daily murder mysteries. Talk to suspects, detect lies, and accuse the murderer and their motive.
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Puzzle
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A parkour game set in a sci-fi city.
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Action
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a short PSX inspired Detective Horror game
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Adventure
Investigation of the overnight murder case
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(48 total ratings)
Adventure
only you can solve the case!
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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An Espionage Detective Game.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Puzzle
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A game jam gone wrong, and it's up to your selective hearing to solve the mystery!
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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You're a lethal operative trapped in... a hotel room? Secrets await you.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Puzzle
Short mystery visual novel loosely inspired by Danganronpa
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Face your past as a citizen under observation and find out who broke your trust
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Adventure
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A match made in Purgatory
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Visual Novel
A text adventure about Frank's time infiltrating the Mafia
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Explore a retro top-down world, question its citizens, and collect hidden items to uncover Karisvale's dark secret.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Adventure
To live is...
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Adventure
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A girl and her cat solve a Jazz-Age murder mystery by doing everyone's math homework for them.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Puzzle
What is a detective who doesn't detect?
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
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