There have been some cool mystery detective games released this year for mobile devices including crime solving apps for Kindle Fire, Android, iPhone and iPad.
This top 10, lists our favourites of the game apps that have come out this year, so far. From old fashioned mystery games to playing modern day detective these games are sure to hit the spot for your crime solving cravings!
Some have been out previous to 2014 on some devices and have then come out on additional devices this year – so they’ve also been included in the list as they’re detective apps that you’ll want to check out!
Top new mystery detective games for mobiles 2014
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1. The Room Two
By: Fireproof Games.
Release date: Feb 2014.
Category: puzzle, mystery.
The Room Two, a physical puzzler, wrapped in a mystery game, inside a beautifully tactile 3D world…Follow a trail of cryptic letters from an enigmatic scientist known only as “AS” into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.. [Source: Amazon.com]
2. Blackwell 1: Legacy
By: Wadjet Eye Games LLC.
Release date: July 2014.
Category: puzzle, mystery, detective, adventure.
See also my: Blackwell – Point-n-Click Detective Games List.
The first game in Wadjet Eye’s Blackwell mystery adventure series. Rosa Blackwell’s humdrum life is turned upside-down when she discovers she is a medium with the power to talk to the dead. With the aid of the wise-cracking Joey Mallone, the family spirit guide, she sets out on a quest to lay to rest the ghosts of New York City. [Source: iTunes]
3. Detective’s Choice Volume 2
By: Delight Games (also known for Zombie High and Wizard’s Choice) and written by William Miller.
Release date: July 2014.
Category: Crime solving, puzzle, detective, private eye.
By dark magic, a man has risen from the grave and is on the loose. Meanwhile, a little girl has been kidnapped and a rift has opened between a sinister universe and your own. As a down-on-your-luck PI, you need to start charging more for cases like these. Can you stop the monster and save the little girl (and woo the full-grown one)? Can you survive long enough to solve the mystery? Can you do all this with style? Detective’s Choice is an interactive novel where your decisions change the story and determine your fate. If you survive to the end, you get a score and rank. Play over and over to get the highest rank possible. [Source: Google Play store]
4. The Wolf Among Us
By: Telltale Games.
Release date: June 2014.
Category: Adventure, mystery, detective, point and click, adventure.
“The Wolf Among Us is a five-part (Episodes 2-5 can be purchased in-app) from the creators of The Walking Dead, winner of over 90 Game of the Year awards. Fairytale characters are being murdered in this hard-boiled, violent and mature thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic book series (DC Comics/Vertigo) by Bill Willingham. As Bigby Wolf – THE big bad wolf – you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences. [Source: Amazon.com]”
5. Third Eye Crime: Act 1
By: Gameblyr, LLC.
Release date: May 2014.
Category: puzzle, mystery, detective.
Third Eye Crime is a stealth puzzle game featuring Rothko, a smooth-talking criminal who can telepathically predict where enemies will move to attempt to thwart his heists. Players must rely on skill and their “third eye” to deftly make an escape.
Third Eye Crime was created by AAA-turned-indie developers Moonshot Games, harnessing years of design expertise at Bungie on successful titles in the Halo series to create a fully independent, cinematic mobile experience. [Source: iTunes]
6. Detective Grimoire
By: Armor Games Inc.
Release date: January 2014.
Category: puzzle, mystery, detective, private eye, point and click, adventure.
Solve puzzles, collect clues, explore the swamp, interrogate suspects… and uncover the mystery!
Detective Grimoire is a charming and mysterious adventure, featuring a variety of strange and unique interactions with the bizarre residents of the swamp, a compelling and challenging murder mystery to solve, and an original award nominated soundtrack. [Source: Google Play store]
7. The Lake House
By: Alawar Entertainment, Inc./Big Fish Games, Inc.
Release date: July 2014.
Category: Hidden object, puzzle, mystery.
Long-forgotten memories bubble to the surface when the past invades the present in the Collector’s Edition of Lake House: Children of Silence! Located at the edge of a gloomy lake and shrouded in fog, the house at the center of this story has stood empty for 15 years. All that’s left of the family that once lived there are their discarded belongings and home movies that reveal a terrible secret. [Source: Google Play store]
8. Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood
By: Artifex Mundi.
Release date: April 2014.
Category: hidden object, adventure, puzzle, mystery, detective.
See also my: Artifex Mundi’s Enigmatis Series List.
While looking into a series of disappearances, you stumble upon the strange scene of a missing family. Your investigation leads to a mysterious amusement park called Ravenwood. It’s up to you to discover what’s going on in this sinister park. [Source: iTunes]
9. CSI: Hidden Crimes
By: Ubisoft Entertainment.
Release date: May 2014.
Category: Crime solving, puzzle, crime scene investigation.
Join the CSI team and feel the excitement of solving thrilling cases, investigate from beginning to end: explore crime scenes, find clues, analyze them. Patch it all together and arrest the criminal! With new episodes regularly. [Source: Amazon.com]
10. Another Case Solved
By: Noodlecake Studios Inc/Chillingo Ltd.
Release date: April 2014.
Category: Crime solving, puzzle.
Become a famous detective and get to the bottom of a curious candy conspiracy in Another Case Solved, the latest game from the makers of Puzzle Craft. [Source: Amazon.com]
See also the latest: Detective Games for Android.
More Top Detective Games
For more top detective games. See also:
- 10 Best Mystery & Detective Games for Android, iOS, Kindle Fire.
- Top 10 Mystery & Detective Puzzle Games for PC & Mac.
- Top 10 RPG Detective Games for Xbox, PlayStation, PC & Nintendo DS.
- Hasbro’s Classic Detective Board Game – Cluedo/Clue PC & Mac Review.
- Free Play Full Version Big Fish Detective Game Online.