Items25The creator’s order
  1. 1Return of the Obra Dinn (2018)Return of the Obra Dinn (2018) 9.0/10 on IGDBReleased 18 Oct 2018A frozen death scene gives you fragments, not a complete explanation. Cross-reference voices, uniforms, positions and the ship's records, then enter each person's identity and fate in your book. Correct answers are generally confirmed in groups, which discourages treating every guess as a separate…0
  2. 2The Roottrees Are Dead (2025)The Roottrees Are Dead (2025) 8.1/10 on IGDBReleased 15 Jan 2025Filling a family tree becomes genuine investigative work when a name, occupation and photograph have to agree across scattered sources. The 2025 version sends you through a simulated late-1990s internet, following search terms and comparing records. Groups of correct entries are confirmed together,…0
  3. 3The Case of the Golden Idol (2022)The Case of the Golden Idol (2022) 8.6/10 on IGDBReleased 13 Oct 2022Everyone is caught at a revealing moment, but you must explain what that moment actually means. Inspect scenes, collect names and terms, then place them into statements describing identities and events. The game checks your assembled explanation rather than letting the detective announce it for…0
  4. 4The Rise of the Golden Idol (2024)The Rise of the Golden Idol (2024) 8.3/10 on IGDBReleased 12 Nov 2024A modern photograph, a stray document and a familiar face can overturn your first reading of a scene. This follow-up expands the Golden Idol method into a 1970s conspiracy: gather words and evidence, fill in the account of each incident, then connect it to the wider case. It suits anyone who wants…0
  5. 5The Incident at Galley House (2026)The Incident at Galley House (2026) 7.6/10 on IGDBReleased 14 Jul 2026The 2026 investigation makes access to evidence part of the puzzle. A device reveals echoes of a disastrous gathering, but recognising people and locations helps you work out which further memories to retrieve and how events connect. You actively build the sequence instead of receiving it as a tidy…0
  6. 6Her Story (2015)Her Story (2015) 7.8/10 on IGDBReleased 24 Jun 2015Your next search term is your next investigative decision. A police video archive returns fragments containing the words you type, leaving you to notice connections, contradictions and changes in what the speaker means. There is no conventional accusation form that grades your entire…0
  7. 7Telling Lies (2019)Telling Lies (2019) 6.5/10 on IGDBReleased 23 Aug 2019A recording may show only one side of a conversation, making the missing reply an important piece of evidence. Search words from the footage, match people and exchanges, and reconstruct how private relationships fit into the larger situation. The game tracks your access to material more readily…0
  8. 8Unheard (2019)Unheard (2019) 7.0/10 on IGDBReleased 29 Mar 2019Follow a voice into the next room and an apparently simple conversation can acquire another meaning. Unheard lets you move around an overhead plan while scrubbing a shared audio timeline, identify the speakers and answer questions about the case. You must decide whose conversation matters at each…0
  9. 9Scene Investigators (2023)Scene Investigators (2023) 6.1/10 on IGDBReleased 24 Oct 2023These reconstructed crime scenes give you objects, layouts and questions, then largely leave the reasoning to you. Look closely at what is present, what is missing and what people must have done before submitting your answers. It offers far less narrative guidance than most choices here. Some…0
  10. 10Shadows of Doubt (2024)Shadows of Doubt (2024) 6.4/10 on IGDBReleased 26 Sept 2024A fingerprint can become a person, an address and eventually a case you can submit. Its simulated city gives you records, witnesses, surveillance and a case board to organise connections, with the route from crime scene to suspect largely yours to choose. That freedom is the attraction, along with…0