Skip to main content

Browse GamesGame JamsUpload GameDeveloper LogsCommunity
Indie game storeFree gamesFun gamesHorror games
Game developmentAssetsComics
SalesBundles
Jobs
TagsGame Engines

Filter Results

(Clear)
Tags

Detective

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

Suggest updated description

Interactive Fiction

Blending narrative storytelling with player choice, often text-based experiences where readers shape the story through their decisions. These works can range from simple branching narratives to complex simulations, offering immersive worlds and character-driven plots that unfold based on user input.

Suggest updated description

Aliases...

Projects tagged with the following aliases will automatically show up on this page:

choose-your-own-adventure

Related collections

Stream Ideas
Princess Alette
detective
saint-scully
LonelyTreeCalculator's Collection
LonelyTreeCalculator
WoahDude123's Collection
WoahDude123
mystery & escape games
strawberry_gremlyn
games to download
adderallxr

Top rated Interactive Fiction
tagged Detective Page 2 (233 results)

233 results

Explore Interactive Fiction games tagged Detective on itch.io · Upload your games to itch.io to have them show up here.

New itch.io is now on YouTube!

Subscribe for game recommendations, clips, and more

View Channel
Philip Marlowe Doesn't Understand the Mystery
(2018)
Sand Gardeners
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
Dear Edwin
Follow the exploits of investigator Edwin Vayne, as he attempts to solve a mystery that may hit a bit too close to home.
LazyBumStudio
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(22 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Heredity Assasination
-55%
#investigation games #shooting games #PC
Epic Wolf Studio
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(22 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Who Stole My Sausages?
Interview your housemates, challenge their lies, and catch the resident sausage thief.
estif
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Mystery Miniaturist
A Disco Elysium Fangame
Katy133
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(20 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Wardialler
A narrative hacking game. Interactive companion to the Wardialler album.
nervous_testpilot
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
404 Missing Page Detective Agency
Webpages can run, but they cannot hide from... THE DETECTIVE!
Snozbot
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
A Matter of Caos: Complete Edition
$3.99
An atypical detective story, inspired by classical noir novels and Lovecraftian horrors.
ExperaGameStudio
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Adventure
GIF
Detective Corgi and the Mysterious Mansion
a spooky twine of unprecedented spooks
Broom Cupboard Studios
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(22 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Blind Prophet
Narrative/Adventure Point'n'click
baptisteminy
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(27 total ratings)
Adventure
Digital Exorcist
DIGITAL RIDER. DEFRAG. DESTROY. DELIVER.
Cool Beans Productions
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(20 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
The Daily Murder
Daily murder mysteries. Talk to suspects, detect lies, and accuse the murderer and their motive.
phaddius
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
The Clock Chronicle
Can you solve the clock's mystery?
Elseth
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Murder Files: One more shot of whiskey
Detectives visual novel with some investigation mechanics. ​
Calamarcia
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Visual Novel
The Widow and the Mirror
A classic noir story
Matalla Interactive
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Ring of Fire Prologue
Serial thriller told through a search bar
Far Few Giants
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(29 total ratings)
Puzzle
Deep in hell
Find out who is the real killer in hell.
UVST
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GENBA no Kizuna
$24.99
In bundle
A Murder Mystery Visual Novel.
GosatsuVNs
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Acolyte: Prologue
Everybody deserves their own PA.
SUPERSTRING
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
onion detective 2
the investigation continues!
onion
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(22 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Seven Photos: Photographic Detective Murder Mystery Game Inspired by DanganRonpa
All you have are 7 photos to solve a murder.
chibixi
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
Watson and their bad baker
A Watson baking minigame
Doriana Gray
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
wintermute
a cyberpunk murder mystery in which you must outsmart a rogue AI
zorkie
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
A Red Sky at Dawn
$5.99
A murder mystery set in 1941 Singapore.
drearyweary
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Solve The Case
Find out all details of the kidnapping through conversations with various people
andrground
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Eternal Adventures of Tits Magee
ghosts on tv (k.v)
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Visual Novel
The Russian Doll
An Espionage Detective Game.
Owlskip Games
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
Who Took the Life of the Decapitated Gentleman once so Afraid of Death that He Tried to Cheat It ?
Four dead gentlemen's heads engage in endless conversations.
Thibault Rivera
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
The Elevator Game
Do you know the elevator game?
Owlor
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Flash Mobs and Stolen Lunches
Figure out who stole your lunch in your fourth grade class!
hullabaloo
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
GIF
#MURDERJAM2016
A game jam gone wrong, and it's up to your selective hearing to solve the mystery!
SweetHeart Squad
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder
Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve murder mysteries in this visual novel series.
Goldbar Games
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Heaven's Rejects
A match made in Purgatory
Robin
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Visual Novel
The Investigation
Prototype project created with Unity Game Creator framework
Catsoft Works
Rated 3.8 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Adventure
Espectro City
Augmented Reality Investigations
Makhor
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Frank's Noir Story: A Rat's Nest
A text adventure about Frank's time infiltrating the Mafia
Extra Nice
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Loading more games...
Next page
itch.io now on YouTube!
AboutFAQBlogContact us
Copyright © 2025 itch corp · Directory · Terms · Privacy · Cookies