Some detective games give you a room full of evidence and leave you to work out who belongs there. Others ask you to connect one phrase from an interview to a clue you found an hour ago. These detective games on PS5 put…

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  1. 1The Case of the Golden Idol (2022)The Case of the Golden Idol (2022)8.6IGDBReleased Oct 13, 2022This PS5 version lets you work backward from a frozen scene. Gather names, verbs and objects, then decide what belongs in the account of what happened. Choose it if you want to supply the conclusion yourself from the evidence on the screen.0
  2. 2Shadows of Doubt (2024)Shadows of Doubt (2024)6.4IGDBReleased Sep 26, 2024On PS5, follow records and people through a generated city. Put fingerprints, addresses and other leads on an evidence board and decide which connection to follow. This is a strong choice if you want to decide where to look next instead of visiting a fixed series of crime scenes.0
  3. 3Paradise Killer (2020)Paradise Killer (2020)8.7IGDBReleased Sep 4, 2020The PS5 release gives you a whole island to investigate. Take notes on what might contradict each suspect and decide when you have enough to call a trial. Choose it if working out whom to accuse should be as much a part of play as finding the clue.0
  4. 4Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One (2021)Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One (2021)7.6IGDBReleased Nov 16, 2021Use the PS5 version to follow witnesses and objects across Cordona. Collect the details you need to make connections in the Mind Palace, where more than one explanation can seem plausible. This fits players who like cases with room for an interpretation before they have to act.0
  5. 5The Rise of the Golden Idol (2024)The Rise of the Golden Idol (2024)8.3IGDBReleased Nov 12, 2024The PS5 sequel gives you more cases spaced across a conspiracy. Fill in an account with words you collect from scenes, then see whether a clue from one event changes your view of another. Choose it if you want the connections between cases to matter.0
  6. 6Return of the Obra Dinn (2018)Return of the Obra Dinn (2018)9.0IGDBReleased Oct 18, 2018The PS4 version runs on PS5. Step through the last moments of people on a ship and decide what happened to each of them. Pay attention to accents, uniforms, and which jobs people do, because the notebook leaves their names for you to work out.0
  7. 7Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (2024)Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (2024)8.9IGDBReleased May 16, 2024The PS5 version sends you through a hotel where an old note can answer a puzzle several rooms away. Dates, layouts and codes matter more than a physical trail of footprints. Choose it if you want the feeling of building an evidence file while solving a larger puzzle.0
  8. 8Pentiment (2022)Pentiment (2022)8.7IGDBReleased Nov 15, 2022The PS5 release makes you choose whom to interview and which local detail to follow when time is short. The game leaves some uncertainty even after you accuse someone. Try it if you want witness accounts to carry as much weight as what you find at the scene.0
  9. 9Disco Elysium: The Final Cut (2021)Disco Elysium: The Final Cut (2021)9.4IGDBReleased Mar 30, 2021On PS5, learn about a body and the neighborhood by questioning people and testing details around the scene. The detective's skills affect the clues he notices and how conversations go. Choose it if the person doing the investigation should influence what the case looks like.0
  10. 10Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery (2022)Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery (2022)7.0IGDBReleased Oct 27, 2022The PS5 collection has three short cases. Walk around, ask everyone what they saw, and use small clues to get them to talk again. Choose it for an accessible first detective game and a few mysteries you can complete separately.0