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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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You're a lethal operative trapped in... a hotel room? Secrets await you.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Puzzle
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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Short mystery visual novel loosely inspired by Danganronpa
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Visual Novel
A match made in Purgatory
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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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A text adventure about Frank's time infiltrating the Mafia
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
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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
Battler and Beatrice play pretend lawyer.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play as a vigilante impersonating a priest.
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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A short visual novel where you solve the case of a man who was found dead in his apartment.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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Chapter 2 of my oddball Victorian detective IF.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Chapter 3 of my oddball Victorian detective IF.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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The first chapter of a short, strange, humorous detective story set in Victorian London
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Rated 3.6 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Adventure
A twist on classic point and click adventures where YOU are the detective and the game is not. Can you crack the case?
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Adventure
Nothing gets past Frank Froguerton
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Adventure
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Silly little game where you play as an unstable murderer! Balance your sanity against the detective's suspicions
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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Uncover the truth behind the wrecked cruise ship...
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Are you a true detective? Pass the test!
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
The dark detective story based on Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
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made for Thinky Puzzle Game Jam 4
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Puzzle
Deliver mail and solve a murder mystery
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Puzzle
How is your geometry, Detective?
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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Chapter 4 of my oddball Victorian detective IF.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Меланхолійна історія з елементами детективу і трьома кінцівками.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
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Chapter 5 of my oddball Victorian detective IF.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
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A detective puzzle game
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Puzzle
A short and silly game about cats solving crime.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
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Detect your way through a high stakes game of Rock, Paper, Scissors
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Puzzle
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A short, narrative driven noir mystery.
Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Adventure
A detective game where you interrogate witnesses to a crime
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Rated 3.4 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Adventure
"Who Killed My Uncle" is a narrative game set in WWII about censorship, loss, and family you'll never get to meet.
Devon WiersmaVerified Account
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Role Playing
Draw your own connections. Read like a detective.​
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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