Detective is a subgenre of Mystery-fiction and Crime-fiction, in which a detective or an investigator either an amateur, professional or retired investigates the crime and often murder. The detective games take place in the fictional environment full of puzzles, mysteries, and objectives. The player as the detective must investigate the crime scene, interact with the environment to find clues, analyze them, interrogate the suspect and find the person who is guilty. The detective is the person who is responsible for solving the murder, and criminal cases to enhance his reputation in the city. There are four different types of detectives such as the Amateur Detective, the Private Detective, the Police Detective, and the Forensic Specialist. Some detective games are inspired by television shows. In these games, the player deals with mysterious, crime scenes, suspects, environment, and clues. Some detective games use point and click interface to control the character, and while some games use hidden and object elements to fulfill the requirement or catch the guilty person.

63 Best Detective Games for PC

#1 The Last Express: Gold Edition

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The Last Express: Gold Edition, developed by DotEmu is a fascinatingly addictive and quite engaging Action-Adventure, Thriller and Interactive Drama video game. The game is set in the year 1914 and takes you to the mysterious adventures of Orient Express. Being one of the best Adventure game of all time, The Last Express: Gold Edition won a lot of awards and is globally appreciated. The game tells the story of Robert Cath who on the eve of World War I starts off his journey from Paris to Constantinople. Robert Cath is an American Doctor with a mysterious past and tries to get rid of the law enforcing authorities chasing him wherever he goes. He gets on the train and receives an urgent telegram from his lifelong friend (Unnamed) and falls into the turmoil of conspiracy, romance and murder. You as the protagonist will star in the game and by following the storyline you’ll be able to solve different puzzles that will eventually help you get out of this bizarre situation. The Last Express: Gold Edition is an amazingly addictive video game and it will amalgamate your brain deep into the game-play for sure. For a great Mystery and thrill filled Adventure and Drama gaming experience, try this game and you’ll be stunned by what this twisted game has to offer.

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#2 Nancy Drew: Ghost of Thornton Hall

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Nancy Drew: Ghost of Thornton Hall puts the player into the role of the protagonist who is a female detective and embarks him on an epic adventure. It combines the elements of Point and Click, Adventure and Exploration and supports single-player mode only. The player can get into the role of the female character named Nancy Drew and allows him to explore the environment from first-person view, solve mysteries, complete tasks, interrogate suspects, complete puzzles and discover clues. There are two types of levels such as Master sleuth and Amateur modes and each has its unique puzzle, a set of difficult levels and hints. According to the story, Jessalyn Thornton and her beloved friends named Addison Hammond visited a strange Island situated in Georgia for wedding and their fun ended when Jessalyn’ friend disappeared. The family members, friends, and clique of Addison try to search him and explore the entire Island but failed. They have decided to call a detective named Nancy Drew to search Addison. Explore the world, find clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets of Island. With enhanced story, mechanics, and gameplay, Nancy Drew: Ghost of Thornton Hall is the best game to play and enjoy.

#3 L.A Noire

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L.A Noire is an Action-Adventure, Interactive Drama, Third-person Shooter and Stealth video game by Team Bondi. Featuring the protagonist Cole Phelps the game is set in the city of Los Angeles. Cole Phelps recently joined in as the Detective after serving for years as an officer in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Being a police officer, Phelps worked in a lot of police departments and in every Department, he worked with different partners having different sets of skills in crime investigations and interrogations. Players get to solve the cases of different kinds, assigned to them as the investigation tasks and by using their skills, they are meant to put the responsible behind the bars. This amazingly twisted and amalgamated series of fast-paced action and adventure includes crime scene investigations, interrogations, fieldwork and super thrilling gun battles between the law-breakers and the lawmakers. Player mostly uses melee attacks, a lot of weapons and rides vehicles of different kinds in an open world environment. With greatly 3D graphics, exhilarating game-play and an appealing and well-inscribed story-line, L.A Noire takes you to a new dimension of Action-Adventure and Shooting game experience.

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#4 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a Puzzle, Point and Click and Single-player video game based on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation television series. The game offers the exciting gameplay to CSI: Miami and Dimension of Murder center on a set of five complex cases such as Inn and Out, Light my Fire, Garvey’s Beat, More Fun than a Barrel of Corpses, etc. In the game, you assume the role of the protagonist, a detective and your primary objective is to investigate multiple cases, find clues, solve mind-bending puzzles and capture the person who is guilty. There are lots of detective tools available, and you can use them all to immerse yourself in detective gameplay experience. The game offers serious cases, as you progress through the game and you have to solve enough cases to become the master. Interact with environment, objectives and other things to advances in the case and solve mysteries to earn points. You will question suspects and witnesses during the investigation to find clues and motives to arrest. With brilliant gameplay, addictive features, and smooth controls, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is the best game to play.

#5 Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst

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Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst is an Adventure, Puzzle, Hidden Object and Single-player video game produced by Big Fish Games. It is the 5th main entry in the series of Mystery Case Files game. After the events of Fate’s Carnival, the Master Detective comes back to Ravenhearts Manor, as the soul of Emma has released the bonds of her murderer named Charles Dalimar. The ghost of Emma occurs when the gate of the manor opens and grateful to the detective for being released her soul. The game revolves around the hidden object gameplay and lets you a chance through the match to become a real detective and solve many complex mysteries. It has a variety of levels which takes place in the haunted manor. Explore the environment, investigate different cases, find clues, solve puzzles and uncover the secrets behind the scenes. Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst offers immerse gameplay, beautiful sounds, and brilliant graphics. Try it out.

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#6 The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

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Are you familiar with Sherlock Holmes? Well Sherlock Holmes was a finest detective the world has ever seen. Sherlock Holmes had the unique skills of solving the most difficult cases and nobody else could find the clues and evidence that he could. The Testament of Sherlock Holmes is based on The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and is developed by Frogwares for all the detective games lovers. The game is set in the year 1890s and takes you back to an old depiction of London where Sherlock Holmes along with his companion Dr. Watson, is trying to solve a very uncommon case. After the game starts, it puts you into the character of Sherlock Holmes and lets you solve the case by using the strategies and techniques that Sherlock Holmes used back then. You play as Sherlock Holmes and try to solve the case of a missing “Samoan Necklace”. Near the solution of the case you notice that the necklace is not original. The thief has put an imitation of the original one on the scene and the real Necklace is still missing. This discovery makes you feel a bit dizzy because all of the investigation seems of no use. You must find the original necklace. Use your best skills and techniques to examine the clues and evidence, go to different locations to investigate people and collect more evidence. The game lets you jump into the character of DR. Watson to observe the situation more adequately. The Testament of Sherlock Holmes lets you travel from one location to another by walking, running or on any vehicle available. You can solve side puzzles to focus on the real matter too if you want. The Testament of Sherlock Holmes provides with a great episodic storyline and an engagingly addictive game-play for you to play and enjoy. Do try this game out for a great Action-Adventure and Interactive Drama experience. You’ll like it for sure.

#7 Kentucky Route Zero

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Kentucky Route Zero is an Episodic Point-and-Click Action-Adventure video game developed and published by Cardboard Computer. This indie game is available to play on PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac OS and Linux. The narrative of the game whirls around the life of a truck driver and his dog. The driver along with his dog, accepts to travel to Kentucky to deliver the antique goods and on his way to Kentucky he slips off the road and gets lost. He interacts with strangers and with so many different things to find his way back to Kentucky and reaches to Equus Oils a pitch black gas station. At Equus Oils the real adventure of his life begins. Game features astonishingly amazing game-play, superb graphics and environment. One thing that is quite different about this game is the absence of verbal dialogue. Instead of a verbal dialogue the game uses text-based dialogue to interact with people and things. This epic game is worth trying. Do give it a go and enjoy all the fun.

#8 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a great Point and Click Adventure game developed and published by The Astronauts. This game was initially developed solely for PC (Microsoft Windows) but later on the company decided to launch a PlayStation 4 compatible version and that is expected to get in to markets in early 2015. The story of the game starts with a mysterious letter from a young boy Ethen Carter to Detective Paul Prospero about some supernatural events, murders and vanishing of Ethan all set to happen in near future. Detective Paul reaches the residence of Ethan and finds out that Ethan has already vanished. Detective Paul starts exploring Red Creek and gets to know about its dark secrets. This entangled storyline game traps Detective Paul in an endless world of puzzles and bizarre events all created by Ethan. He makes him solve some really weird murder cases of his family members and forces detective Paul Prospero to battle with un-natural beings. This amazing adventure game provides with an open world gaming environment, cool graphics and game-play.

#9 Dark Realm: Queen of Flames

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Dark Realm: Queen of Flames is a Puzzle, Hidden Object, Point and Click and Single-player video game created and published by BigFish Games. According to the story, a team of mysterious force occurs and reduce the town to rubble and flames. You are selected by the Queen to defend the village from vicious forces and find out the secret behind the force. There are a variety of levels, and your primary task is to find hidden objects in each level to score the points. Find the clue by exploring, analyze them and solve the mystery to score the points and earn fabulous rewards from Queen. As the game progress, it becomes challenging. The game unlocks other power-ups and boosters during your adventure as you become advanced. Unlock other levels using your points and become the master. Prove yourself as the best detective around the world and engage yourself in puzzle gameplay experience. With the superb story, addictive gameplay, and attractive sounds, Dark Realm: Queen of Flames is the best game to play and enjoy.

#10 Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst Unlocked

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Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst Unlocked is an Adventure, Hidden Object, Point and Click and Single-player video game developed and published by BigFish Games. The game takes place in the fictional world threatened by some magical forces who are slaughtering lots of people. You act as the protagonist and the game puts you on an epic adventure where you have to find a variety of objects by manipulating the environment, get power-ups to enhance your abilities and clear a set of levels and solve complex puzzle to score the highest points. Protect your village from vicious enemies, become the hero and get fame among lots of people. Lead your nation, and immerse yourself in puzzle experience. As you advanced, the game becomes more challenging. Unlock further levels and power-ups to progress through the game and become the master. With superb mechanics, addictive gameplay, and attractive soundtracks, Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst Unlocked is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.

#11 Monster Quest

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Monster Quest is a Puzzle, Hidden Object, and Single-player video game for Windows. The game takes place in different location and lets you a chance to become a detective. There are various complex cases that you have to solve by finding clues. Use modern techniques and solve a series of mysteries to earn rewards and prove yourself as the best detective. It includes various scenarios with challenging puzzle that you’ve to solve. The ultimate goal is to investigate the suspect, find clues, analyze and solve the puzzles to finish the case. It becomes more challenging as you gain experience. It offers photo-realistic environments, hundreds of clues, various levels and more. Navigate different locations, find the hidden object and immerse yourself in puzzle experience. Monster Quest offers exciting gameplay, superb mechanics, addictive controls, and dynamic sounds. Try it out.

#12 The Blackwell Convergence

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The Blackwell Convergence is the third game in the Blackwell series and is developed by Wadjet Eye Games. This Graphic Action-Adventure and Interactive Drama video game features the character of Rosangela Blackwell a spiritual medium, and her spirit guide Joey Malone who basically provides with a connection between the ghosts and the living. Rosangela starts living in solitary after the death of her aunt Lauren Blackwell and gets asked by some unknown source to write a story on a Collage Dorm Suicide. She accepts and starts writing when suddenly Joey Malone’s ghost appears and tells Rosa that she is a Medium just like her aunt Lauren and asks her to solve a case of a little girl whose ghost in haunting a Dog Park and is being quite a problem for the people. You as the protagonist Rosa will have to visit the Park and gather clues and objects that can help you with your investigation. Meanwhile Joey will provide you with a connection to her ghost and will gather the clues and objects from the world of ghosts. It would be an unfair to not call The Blackwell Convergence a masterpiece for all the great things it offers. The story is superb, game-play totally is presented in a Film-Noir style and the graphics are a wonder. Play it and you’ll definitely enjoy this fantastic game.

#13 Resonance

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Resonance, Developed by XII Games is an Action-Adventure and Interactive Drama video game. The game is about the death of a Physicist in a lab accident and the pursuit for his hidden Legacy (Resonance Tech) between the people of a specific group. Resonance lets you control four main characters of the game and allows you to switch between them according to the scenario. You as the detective have to find out a deadly Technology named Resonance in order to save the humanity. Resonance is the technology that professor Morales working on when the accident happened. The tech is now stolen by some dangerous terrorist organization and you have to find it before its to late. In order to find out Resonance you will have to go to lab to collect clues and object that can help you with your investigation. Resonance is a super thriller Action-Adventure and Interactive Drama video game presented in a cinematic and Film Noir style. You’ll be provided with a best story and amazing graphic details in this game. Try out this masterpiece and you’ll definitely be a fan.

#14 The Blackwell Epiphany

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The Blackwell Epiphany developed by Wadjet Eye Games offers a wonderful blend Action-Adventure and Interactive Drama elements. The game is about a strange force that if catches onto someone, tears him/her apart and the person vanishes into the thin air without a trace. Because of being a paranormal entity, the strange force remains hidden from the eyes of local police and that’s when you get into the play as the protagonist Rosa Blackwell along with your spiritual companion Joey Mallone. The responsibility to solve this strange case of a strange, malevolent and Powerful entity now rests on your shoulders. You must start getting the clues and task Joey to do the same by using his supernatural powers. The Blackwell Epiphany is an amazing and quite engaging video game to play and enjoy. Some really great features of the game are Two main switchable game characters (Rosa & Joey), fully voiced over, A well written story, state of the art graphics etc.

#15 Murdered: Soul Suspect

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Murdered: Soul Suspect is and adventure game developed by Alright Games and Published by Square Enix. The story of the game kick starts from an American town named Salem. With a third person perspective, the player controls the main character of the game Ronan (formerly and agent) and explores the town walking and running through different places and buildings like churches, apartments, graveyards etc. Ronan is bound to collect different collectibles scattered around the town. Ronan being a ghost gets the advantage to use a lot of ghostly powers and benefits himself along the way and the story continues. The game comes with a lot of amazing and special characters like a ruthless serial killer Bell, Julia the wife of Ronan, Abigail a Puritan era girl, Cassandra Ronan’s mother and Joy the only witness to the murder of Ronan. Ronan is back to finish what he started and wows to kill his killer. Amazing graphics, details and gameplay forces you to stick to your chair and play till you get tired. Packed with all the action and drama, Murdered: Soul Suspect is worth giving a try. You can play this game on PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Xbox 360.

#16 Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey

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Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey is an episodic Puzzle Point and Click and Adventure video game. This 3D game surrounds the interacting characters, game world exploration and a lot of puzzles to solve. Developed and published by Red Thread Games, this is the most favorite and highest ranking game in the whole series. The futuristic story of the game is set in 2220 and represents two parallel universes named Stark and Arcedia. The protagonist of the game Zoe Castillo breaks the news that the Dreams of the residents of both universes are being stolen by the conspirators and she sets out to ruin their intentions. Betrayed badly and left for dead previously in Dreamfall, Zoe thinks this is the chance to find the purpose of her life. The game features a non-open world environment but several freely roaming levels like Europolis and Marcuria and repays the players with power-ups on collecting every secret and clearing the level. Graphically rich gaming environment and game-play with a third person perspective enhances the charm of playing this awesomely amazing and addicting game to play.

#17 Inspector Magnusson: Murder on the Titanic

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Inspector Magnusson: Murder on the Titanic is a great hidden object, case solving and object finding video game that takes you to the past and allows you to solve a murder of Charles Taylor on RMS Titanic. You get into the character of Professor Jakob Magnusson and the game tasks you with exploring and investigating the Engine Room of the mega ship. Your duty is to collect different hidden objects/clues as evidence and solve the case by analyzing the findings for blood samples and finger prints. You must work undercover or they’ll know you are working on this case and will kill you. Inspector Magnusson: Murder on the Titanic also allows you to solve different puzzles in order to find clues and use them against the killers. Inspector Magnusson: Murder on the Titanic is a wonderful detective game to play and enjoy, do try it out.

#18 The Wolf Among Us

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The Wolf Among Us is an Interactive Drama, Episodic and Graphic Adventure video game developed by “Telltale Game”. The story of the game is based on “Bill Willingham” Comic Book Series named as “Fables”. The game takes you back to the past in the year 1986 and fits you right into the character of “Bigby Wolf” a law enforcing officer. “The Wolf Among Us” starts off with you as the protagonist saving a fable girl from the attack of a woodsman. You take her to your place where she heals her wounds and leaves saying that “You are not as bad as People think you are”. Chapter ends and in next chapter someone gives you the news of the fable girl’s head resting at a Woodsman doorstep. Sherrif “Ichabod Crane” orders you to investigate and solve the case and take “Snow White” with you as your assistant. “The Wolf Among Us” is a super thrilling and exciting case solving and detective video game that lets you solve murder cases by investigating and collecting the clues/evidences and by interacting with objects and NPCs. The game has a twisted and strange story that literally makes you dive deep into imagination and curiosity. Wolf Among Us offers a brilliant Episodic, Interactive and Story Driven gameplay and beautiful visuals to enjoy.

#19 Detective Grimoire

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Detective Grimoire is an addictive, Point and Click and Single-player video game developed by SFB Games and published by Armor Games. The game is a mix of Adventure and Puzzle elements and takes place in the fantastic world filled with traps, puzzles, and clues. You can take on the role of the protagonist who is a detective and your goal is to interrogate the suspects, gather clues, solve complicated puzzles and find the truth behind the scene. You act as Detective Grimoire, who is a mysterious adventurer. There are variety of levels and each level offers exciting and challenging gameplay that you enjoy. Score the highest points by completing different levels and use them to unlock further features in the game. You can interact with objects and NPCs to progress through the game and can show off your abilities to prove yourself as the best detective. With superb mechanics, addictive gameplay, and brilliant visuals, Detective Grimoire is the best game to play and enjoy.

#20 Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor

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Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor is an Adventure, Point and Click, and Single-player video game created by Her Interactive and published by DreamCatcher. It is the 11th installment in the long-running series of Nancy Drew and available to play on Mac and Windows platforms. You step into the shoes of the protagonist named as Nancy Drew, a female detective and your objective is to solve mysterious cases through investigating, interrogating suspects, finding clues, and solving puzzles. It has two different modes such as Senior Detective and Junior Detective and each mode offers a set of hints and different level difficulty. It has an exciting story, in which the protagonist traverse to the fictional England to visit her neighbor’s daughter named as Linda Penvellyn. According to the story, Linda is living in a fourteen century haunted Blackmoor Manor threatened by a tragic past. The player needs to explore the mansion from a first-person perspective and complete a variety of quests to solve mysteries behind the scene. With new story, addictive gameplay, and superb mechanics, Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor is the best game to play and enjoy.

#21 Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel

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Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel is the 8th entry in the series of Nancy Drew and revolves around Adventure and Point and Click gameplay by Her Interactive. The game lets you a chance to become a detective and engage yourself in puzzle experience. Take on the role of the female protagonist and struggle to uncover the secrets behind different scenes. You can manipulate the world from first-person perspective and your job is to solve the mysteries through solving puzzles, interrogating a suspects, and finding clues. The game has two different modes such as Junior and senior detective, each mode has a different difficulty and a set of hints and puzzles. Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel based on the exciting book of the similar name. Explore the world, interact with NPCs, wake up your inner detective and dominate the world using your skills. Solve complex cases as soon as possible and make your reputation. The game rewards you with XP points as you clear a set of levels. Try it out, and you’ll love it entry in the series.

#22 Condemned: Criminal Origins

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Condemned: Criminal Origins is an Action, First-person Perspective, Horror-Survival and Single-player video game produced by Monolith Productions and published by Sega. The game offers exploration gameplay with a heavy emphasis on melee combat, solving-puzzles, including finding clues, searching for fingerprints and more. Unlike traditional first-person shooter games, the most of the game focuses on exploration, interaction with NPCs and environment. You can step into the shoes of the protagonist, a detective and your ultimate task is to explore the breathtaking environment around you to complete different missions. The game world is full of strange creatures, mysteries, and enemies, and you can use different weapons during the gameplay to kill enemies and earn points. There are exciting levels available, and you have to complete each one to progress through the game. During the gameplay, the player will encounter lots of deadly creatures, which scares and fend off you by completion of your missions. Condemned: Criminal Origins offers prominent features such as thrilling Environment, First-person Gameplay, heart-pumping Story, and smooth Controls. It is the fantastic game to play and enjoy.

#23 BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea

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BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea is a Downloadable Content Pack for the original game BioShock Infinite created by Irrational Games and published by 2K Games. The game mixes the Adventure, Stealth and First-person Shooter elements and offers Single-player mode only. It takes place after the event of BioShock Infinite in Columbia, a floating city known as Rapture in 1912. It introduces two different protagonists such as Booker DeWitt as a detective and Elizabeth as a female protagonist. By combining the limited spaces of BioShock and BioShock 2, the game offers a massive environment to explore with more dynamic combat system. To start the game, the player needs to select his character either as a male or a female and his ultimate task is to explore the environment to complete a set of missions to earn points. The player can manipulate world from either on foot or by a pneumo-line (a roller coaster). BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea offers enhanced graphics, mechanics, and prominent features to hardcore players. With brilliant gameplay and smooth controls, BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea is the best game to play and enjoy.

#24 Scooby-Doo Mystery

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Scooby-Doo Mystery is an Adventure and Single-player video game created by Argonaut Software. It is a mixture of two different video game, one of the game was published for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and brings Adventure genre with platforming elements. Other game was released for the Sega Genesis and combines adventure game with a point and click interface. In the game, the player assumes the role of the famous character named as Shaggy Rogers and Scooby Doo, who must solve different mysteries with other companions of Mystery Incorporated. The game features two playable episodes such as Blake’s Hotel and Ha Ha Carnival. There are a set of levels and each level offers multiple tasks to complete. The player explores the world from the side-scroll perspective and he has to solve mysteries by finding clues, and the interacting environment. A variety of Levels, Third-person Perspective, become a Detective, etc. are prominent features in the game. Try it out.

#25 Insecticide

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Insecticide developed by Crackpot Entertainment is an Action-Adventure, Third-person Perspective and Single-player video game for Windows and Nintendo platforms. The game focuses on shooting and platforming mechanics and a series of levels characterized by puzzle-solving and interrogating. It takes place in the stunning world known as Troi, where insects have evolved into life form and turn the humans into hominids. The storyline centers on two police officer, who are struggling to solve a murder case at the soft drink company called Nectarola. The player chooses his character to dive into the world where he has to find clues, solve puzzles and uncover the mysteries to become the best detective ever. The main goal of the player is to explore the city of insects and unearth the secret in a fictional city infested with corruption. Insecticide offers key features such as Gather Clues, be a Detective, Real-time Third-person view, thirty unique Characters and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

#26 Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders

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Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders is an Adventure, Point and Click and Single-player video game offered by Artefacts Studio for multiple platforms. The game offers an exciting gameplay which leave you in the fictional land to explore a variety of crime scenes in different cities takes place in the stunning environment around the United States. Assume the role of the protagonist who is a detective, and his primary job is to solve mysterious cases by finding clues, solving puzzles and capturing the person who is the responsible for the crime. You can gather information by examining suspects and finding evidence. A variety of levels are available each with a set of objectives that you must complete at any cost to progress through the game. You explores the environment from third-person perspective and are able to interact with environment and NPCs. According to the story, you as a private detective finds yourself up against a strange opponent. Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders offers core features such as Examinations, Mind-bending Puzzles, Timeline and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it if you want to become a detective.

#27 Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill

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Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill is an Adventure, Point and Click, and Single-player video game in the series of Nancy Drew game by Her Interactive. The game combines the elements of Puzzle, Exploration and First-person perspective. The player can take on the role of the female protagonist named as Nancy Drew, and the story follows her. It is about discovering clues, interrogating suspects, solving complex puzzles and uncovering the secrets behind the scenes. There are three types of gameplay available such as Junior, Senior, and Master Detectives, each gameplay offers a unique set of tasks and its own difficulty level of puzzles. According to the story, the protagonist takes a semester of school and stay with her beloved aunt named as Eloise in Florida. A local high school’s student named as Jake Rogers is killed, where the aunt of the protagonist works as a librarian. Eloise requests Nancy to investigate, so the protagonist goes uncover as a high school student and struggles to solve the mystery of the murder. With enhanced mechanics, addictive story, and brilliant controls, Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill is the best game to play and enjoy.

#28 Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse

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Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse developed and published by Her Interactive is an Adventure and Single-player video game available to play on Windows and Mac platforms only. The game combines the elements of Puzzle and First-person perspective and takes place in the fictional world. There are two different modes such as Senior and Junior Detective modes and each mode offers a difficulty levels, hints and more. You can assume the role of the female protagonist named as Nancy, who is a detective and his primary objective is to solve puzzles to unearth the secret behind the scenes. The game is about interrogating suspects, discovering clues and solving puzzle. You can manipulate the world from first-person perspective and can interact with environment and NPCs to gather clues. You can use hint system when you are in some difficulty. As the game proceed, it becomes challenging to play. Uncover Hidden Rooms, Castle Security Cameras, Play as Nancy Drew, Explore the German Castle, etc. are the prominent features in the game. With enhanced mechanics, HD graphics, and brilliant story, Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse is the best game to play and enjoy.

#29 Mystery Case Files: Fate’s Carnival

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Mystery Case Files: Fate’s Carnival is an Adventure, Puzzle, Hidden Object and Single-player video game released by Big Fish Games. It is the tenth entry in the series of Mystery Case Files, and the game combines the elements of hidden object and point and click. The story of the game starts right after the previous entry. According to the story, Madame Fate returns with the more magical power you have never seen it before. Fate has been imprisoned, various workers. You act as the detective, and your task is to fend off Fate by accomplishing the missions and find a dairy which assists provides a set of clues to assist you in the quests. The game consists of a series of levels and allows you complete each one to progress through the game. Each level has the different background a set of objects that you have to find to earn points. The game looks easy but hard to master. Solve complex puzzles and try to unlock power-ups and other items in the game that assist you during your quests. Mystery Case Files: Fate’s Carnival includes prominent features such as Money to Spend, Gather Bobbleheads, Play Solitaire, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

#30 Mystery Case Files: Broken Hour

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Mystery Case Files: Broken Hour is an Adventure, Hidden Object and Single-player video game released by BigFish Games. The game combines the elements of horror and puzzle and takes place in the fictional mansion where you can take on the role of the protagonist who is a photographer. The ultimate task is to explore the game world, find objects to progress through the game. The game looks easy but hard to master. Score the points by completing levels and unlock further content in the game world. There are up to seventeen achievements to unlock and more than fourteen collectibles to search and gather. Unlock mini-games and engage yourself in puzzle gameplay experience. Improve your abilities and become the master to prove yourself as the best detective. The game is available to play in different chapters and each chapter offers its unique story and gameplay. With impressive mechanics, superb gameplay, and various sounds effects, Mystery Case Files: Broken Hour is the best game to play and enjoy.

#31 Adam Wolfe: Flames of Time

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Adam Wolfe: Flames of Time is an addictive, Puzzle, Hidden Object and Single-player video game released by BigFish Games. The game casts you in the role of the protagonist named as Adam Wolfe who is an investigator and takes place in the street of San Francisco invaded by criminal organization. In the game, your beloved sister has been disappeared and your main goal is to explore the street of the world to find your sister while finding a variety of objects. The game features a series of levels and each level is tough as compared to last one. Solve complex mysteries, find clues, and investigate different cases and prove yourself as the best detective. Find your sibling and complete its all levels to progress through the game. As the game advanced, it becomes challenging. Score the highest points and challenge your friends to beat it. Adam Wolfe: Flames of Time offers core features such as Unique Case Solving Mechanics, exciting Puzzles, well-written Storyline, attractive Sounds, and more. With superb gameplay, brilliant controls, Adam Wolfe: Flames of Time is the best game as compared to other Hidden Object games.

#32 Clue

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Clue is a Top-down, Strategy, and Single-player Board video game created by EAI Interactive and published by Atari Interactive, Inc. The game takes place in the mansion and casts you in the role of the protagonist who is a detective. According to the story, a man killed in a mansion with no trace. You are called to interrogate and find out the murderer. Your ultimate task is to investigate the case, discover clues, and find the murderer. Interact with other players, interrogate the suspect and explore the room to find the weapons which are used in the murder. The game becomes challenging, as you gain experience. There are lots of levels, and you have to complete each one to score the highest points. After catching the murder who is guilty, put him in the case and earn money. The game uses an isometric view to navigate the world and introduces lots of complicated cases to solve. Clue offers prominent features, addictive gameplay, and superb story. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

#33 Batman: Arkham Knight

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Batman: Arkham Knight is an Action-Adventure, Super Hero, Exploration, Open World and Single-player video game created by Rocksteady Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It is the fourth main entry in the series of Batman: Arkham and takes place after the event of Batman: Arkham City 2011. The story focuses on the protagonist named Batman and his competitor named Scarecrow who want to destroy Gotham City. With the help of Arkham Knight, he becomes the stranger foes of Batman. The player can take on the role of the protagonist, explore the game world from a third-person perspective with exciting tasks, in which he has to fight against foes using stealth, melee combat, and detective skill elements. The player can navigate the world either on foot or by Batman special vehicle called Batmobile. There are a massive variety of missions full of puzzles, objectives, and challenges. Earn experience points and uses them to unlock further content. Batman: Arkham Knight offers key features such as be the Batman, New Batmobile, Epic Foes, Explore the Gotham City, Most Wanted Missions, New Combat and Gadgets. Try it out.

#34 Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek

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Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek is an Adventure, Point and Click, Female Protagonist, and Single-player video game developed by Her Interaction. The player can take on the role of the protagonist named Nancy Drew who is a female detective, and her main task is to navigate the environment, find clues, interrogate a suspect and solve mysteries. The game is played from the first-person perspective, and consists of two different modes such as Junior and Senior Detective and each has its unique gameplay, difficulty, hints and levels. In the story, the protagonist travels to Canada to stay at Creek Lodge. The owner of the lodge named Chantal has asked the protagonist to investigate strange accidents that occurred at the lodge. The player has to explore the game world, find clues, solve complex puzzles, and uncover the secret behind a strange event that happened at the lodge. Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek offers core features such as Play as a Detective, Cook up Meals, Ride across the Snow, participates in snowball fights, and more. Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek is the wonderful game to play.

#35 Grim Fandango

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Grim Fandango is a Graphics Adventure, Puzzle and Single-player video game created and published by LucasArts. The game lets you control a character named Manuel and takes place in the fictional world called Land of Dead, in which you must complete challenging puzzles. Interact with Non-player Characters, find clues, gather and use objects to solve mysteries to progress in the game. It lets you a chance to become a detective and show your skills. Solve cases, earn points and uncover the secrets of the land of dead. The game offers detailed environments and lets you explore it, find objects and get clues. Grim Fandango includes core features such as Exciting Characters, a set of Puzzles, Stunning Visuals, brilliant mechanics, point and clicks gameplay, etc. Grim Fandango is the best game to play and enjoy.

#36 Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage

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Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage is a great Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival and Shooter video game that offers an engaging game-play, enhanced mechanics and a really well-written story. The beautifully embedded mystery and thrill makes this game even more engaging and addictive. Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage lets you set yourself up into the character of Howard Loreid, a long time police Detective who gets tasked to explore the village the game is set in, find out the clues and notes that will eventually help you go further with the story of the game, go into the woods, dark caves and Catacombs to find the artifacts and other items, shoot down the creatures and enjoy an amazing game-play. With multiple difficulty levels, amazingly haunting locations, a number of mysteries to solve, great story-line, cool visuals and a wonderfully immersive game-play, Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage is a Adventure-based RPG and Shooter video game to play and enjoy.

#37 Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse

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Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse is an Episodic, Comic Style Point-and-Click Puzzle-Platform and Action-Adventure video game by Revolution Software. The game take you to Paris and let’s choose your character from two choices, The Fearless Amarican George Stobbart and a French journalist named Nico Collard. Your task in the game is to find out the truth about a Stolen Painting, a Murder and a possible worldwide destruction by the hands of the Devil. You must solve this mysterious case by using your true detective skills, logic and unique abilities. To complete the game objectives, you’ll have to go through a lot of challenges, puzzles and a lot of difficulties because the strings are attached to the Devil himself. The mystery of Surpent’s Curse must be solved in order to save the world from chaos and destruction. With wonderful 5 episodes, amazing adventures across Europe, hand drawn visuals, a well written story and an amazingly addictive game-play, Broken Sword 5: the Serpent’s Curse is a brilliant game to play and enjoy.

#38 Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy

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Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy is an Adventure, Point and Click and Single-player video game developed and published by Her Interactive. It is the 21st title in the series of Nancy Drew and available to play on Microsoft Windows. In the game, the player can take on the role of the female protagonist named as Nancy Drew, who must solve a variety of mysteries through investigation, interrogating suspects, solving mind-bending puzzles, and finding clues. There are two different modes such as Junior and senior detective and each mode offering a unique level of puzzles and hints. The game provides an opportunity for the player to become a detective and fulfill his dream by solving complex murder cases. The player can explore the fictional environment from a first-person perspective, where he or she can interact with non-player characters, find clues, analyze them and solve the mystery to earn points and progress through the story. With a new story, detailed environment, level-based gameplay, and smooth controls, Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy is the best game to play and enjoy.

#39 CSI: NY

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CSI: NY is a sixth installment in the series of CSI game and introduces five compelling cases to solve. It is an Adventure and Single-player video game developed by Legacy Interactive and published by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows only. It offers the similar gameplay to its previous entries and lets you control a protagonist either a Mac or Stella to solve cases, gather evidence and solve mind-bending puzzles. In the game, you can interrogate suspect with branching dialogue, depending on your line or tone of questioning. Downward Spiral, Just Desserts, Off the Mark, Hill Ridge Confidential and Derailed are five different cases available in the game. In Downward Spiral, a man has fallen from the building top. The game offers you an opportunity to become a detective and solve various cases. Your primary task is to investigate the case, collect clues, find evidence, interrogate the suspect and locate the murderer. With exciting gameplay, excellent mechanics, and addictive sounds, CSI: NY is the best game to play and enjoy.

#40 CSI Miami

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CSI Miami is an Adventure, First-person Perspective, Detective, and Single-player video game based on television series with the same name created by 369 Interactive and published by Ubisoft, Inc. The game lets you a chance to join a team of Miami investigation to solve five challenging crime case in four different locations. Your character is equipped with scientific tools to analyze evidence, find clues, interrogate witness and suspects, and attempt to catch the person who is guilty. It has a variety of levels full of puzzles and you ultimate task is to solve complex puzzles, find hidden object and solve mysteries to score the highest points and challenge your buddies to beat it. Progress through the game and unlock powerful tools and other levels. As you advanced, the game becomes challenging and other tough level will be unlocked. With superb gameplay and brilliant mechanics, CSI Miami is the best game to play and enjoy. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

#41 Sinking Island

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Sinking Island is a Third-person, Point, and Click, Adventure-based and Single-player video game created by White Birds Productions and published by Microids. It is a fantastic game that allows the player to solve a number of puzzles and immerse himself into the beautiful game world. In this game the player can take on the role of a police officer named as Jack Norm and the ultimate task of the player is investigate the mystery of the murder of Walter Jones. The game allows the player to explore the fictional Island and Art Deco tower, where the player interacts with the environment, gather all the useful clues and solve the puzzle in order to progress. Sinking Island includes core features such as Explore different locations, upgrades, unlock more Levels, NPCs, and lots of other things, etc. With brilliant game setting, fantastic game mechanics, a content rich game story and an actually very interesting and quite engaging gameplay with excellent graphics

#42 Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile

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Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile is a Hidden Object, and Single-player video game developed by Floodlight Games and published by Oberon Games, Inc. The game cast you in the role of the protagonist named as Hercule Poirot, who finds himself in the complex murder case while sailing a boat on S.S. Karnak. Your ultimate task is to explore the ship, find hidden objects and gather clues. Investigate the room, analyze clues, and find suspect to interrogate. There are a variety of levels and the ship consists of twenty-four rooms. Solve the murder case, get rewards and score the highest points. Use hint system when you find some difficulty and progress through the game to become the master. Solve puzzle and prove yourself as the best detective around the world. Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile includes prominent features such as Create your Timeline with Clues, Challenging gameplay that keeps you on your Toes, complex Puzzles, and more. Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile is the best game as compared to other Hidden Object games.

#43 Inspector Parker

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Inspector Parker is a Point and Click, Puzzle, Detective, and Single-player video game. It offers the similar gameplay to Criminal Case and lets you a chance to become a detective and solve a variety of cases. The game takes place in Misanthrope Manor and lets you unearth its secrets. To solve the case, you must investigate the crime scene, find clues to progress, interrogate victim and catch the murderer. It has three different modes such as Career, Time and Puzzle. Choose one of them and play the game as a detective. Your character is armed with different weapons and equipment. Immerse yourself in Point and Click experience and solve complex puzzles to show your skills. Inspector Parker offers prominent features such as three different Modes, Ten Levels to play, Challenging Puzzles, Three different Settings and more. With exciting mechanics, detailed visuals, and the superb story, Inspector Parker is the best game to play.

#44 Puzzle Bots

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Puzzle Bots, created by Ivy Games is a Graphic Adventure and Interactive Drama video game. The game is set in Dr. Hugo’s factory and lets you get into the protagonist’s character, solve different complex puzzles with the help of Robots and find a way to open up a Mystery Box that holds a lot of interesting things. All the robots have some specific skills and you are allowed to choose anyone of them while solving the complex puzzles and obstacles. Zander, an inventor of the factory brings the mystery box and seeks your help in opening that, so you must use your abilities and skills to gather clues by solving the puzzles and open the box. Puzzle Bots is a super cool game to play and it will definitely provide you with tons of entertainment. With a great story, addictive gameplay and Film-Noir representation this game will surely make you a fan of all the characters. Do try it out.

#45 Edna and Harvey: The Breakout

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Edna and Harvey: The Breakout, is a graphic Action-Adventure and Interactive Drama game developed by Daedalic Entertainment. The game features the protagonist as a young woman named Edna who gets stuck in a mental hospital with her toy rabbit Harvey and she wants to get out of the facility. You as the protagonist will have to solve a number of point-and-click puzzles in order to gather clues and objects. The gathered objects and clues are the only things that can help you escape so you better be good at puzzle solving or else you’ll keep stranded inside the hospital. The puzzles in the game are all based up on the results you get by solving the previous puzzles. If you solve a puzzle with perfect combinations you’ll advance in the game but if you are failed to solve the puzzles, you’ll lose the game. Edna and Harvey: The Breakout has a great story, great graphics and a super addictive Film-Noir game-play. Do give it a try, you’ll definitely love it.

#46 Gemini Rue

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Gemini Rue is a Graphic-Adventure, Interactive Drama and Cyberpunk video game developed by Wadjet Eye Games. The story of the game bases on point-and-Click Puzzles and investigations and lets you explore the game world, interact with NPCs, collect clues and objects and engage in quite exciting Gun-play. The game takes place in the Gemini Star System in 23rd century and allows you to get into the character of Azriel Odin a gangster turned Law Enforcer. You must ride in your ship and travel to Barracus in search of your brother Daniel kidnapped by Boryokudan a terrorist organization. You must also collect the clues and objects pointing in the direction of your brother’s current location. You will be required to get information from the NPCs and solve some puzzles in order to find answers to the questions you have. As Matthius Howard will be your companion throughout your journeys, you can get help from him on specific points in the game by exchanging your place with him. You must eliminate the Syndicate too and save the whole universe along with your brother. Gemini Rue is a great Graphic-Adventure and interactive Drama based video game to play and enjoy. You should totally give it a try.

#47 Jurassic Park: The Game

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Jurassic Park: The Game, presented by Telltale Games is an Episodic, Interactive Drama and Graphic Action-Adventure video game based on the Jurassic Park Movie Franchise. The game takes place in the time between the first and the second Jurassic park movies. The game is heavily influenced by the Mechanics used in the Blockbuster Heavy Rain by Quantic Dreams and lets you investigate different matters by exploring the game world, collecting the clues and evidences, Interacting with the AIs (Artificial Intelligence) and NPCs and by solving different complex puzzles. The game has four Episodes named as The Intruder, The Cavalry, The Depths and The Survivors and lets you follow the story-line strictly and act accordingly. With swiftly changing environments, amazing graphics, story-line, and a great Action-Adventure, Interactive Drama and thrill filled game-play, Jurassic Park: The Game is a super exciting and a brilliant game to play and enjoy.

#48 Righteous Kill 2

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Righteous Kill 2 fits you into the boots of an Investigator and Detective in NYPD (New York Police Department) and tasks you with finding a copycat killer who is slaughtering the people in New York City. You must find this copycat killer and stop the murders by visiting the murder scenes and by collecting different hidden objects/clues as your evidence and find the killer using your skills and lab results before it’s too late. You can analyze the objects in mini forensic games and enjoy the game a bit more. After you have found the copycat killer, the game closes the case and advances you to the next level with a new murder case to solve and capture the killer. Righteous Kill 2 is an amazingly addictive and quite thrilling hidden object and case solving game. It will definitely entertain you enough to like it.

#49 Mystery Case Files: Madame Fate

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Mystery Case Files: Madame Fate is hidden object puzzle and case solving video game developed by Big Fish Studios. This game is quite different from all the typical hidden object and case solving video games. The story presents Madame Fate as a fortune teller who foresees her own murder and asks the player to help her find the murderer before time to keep him from killing her. This is where the player gets into the game and starts investigating and collecting all the objects that can be an accessory to her murder. You’ll get tasked with interaction with all the people around Madame Fate and you must investigate in a disguise and the random people must not know who you really are. Your duty is to collect all the objects/clues as evidence and find out the man who is going to murder Madame Fate and stop it from happening. The game provides several level and difficulties to play and enjoy the game. For a great hidden object and case solving game-play, do try out this super thriller game.

#50 The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes 2

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The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes 2 continues the exciting story from where it was ended in The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes and allows you to further embed yourself in the world of object/clues finding case solving. Once again the game tasks you to solve different murder cases by sending you to different crime scenes, gathering clues/finding objects and gathering the evidence. The thing that actually differentiates this game from others, is the time limit that the game gives you to solve any case by finding all the hidden objects and clues in time. If you are failed to find all the objects and clues on time, you won’t be able to solve the case and the game will never allow you to move to the next case. Hints are also provided in case you need them along with a magnifying glass that is actually the signature tool of Sherlock Holmes. The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes 2 is quite interesting case solving video game, you’ll definitely like it.