News and Reviews of the Best Detective Games, Books, Films, TV, Podcasts & More!
New out yesterday on iOS is the funny Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1 detective game for iPad and iPhone.
An cartoon style, Victorian era mystery game with plenty of quirky characters, silly British humour and fun!
A classic 2D point and click adventure game mixed with comedy, action and some good old fashioned sleuthing!
This quirky game, by Rumpus Animation is newly released on iTunes for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. And is currently at a special launch price!
New mystery puzzle game for tablets out December 2014, is the House on Usher.
A top new spooky hidden object puzzle mystery. To play on iPad and Android tablets!
Play as Realtor Angie Dee, with the tough first job of selling the House on Usher. Small problem with the house however “It just might be alive – and trying to kill you . . . and ruin your career!”
With hidden objects and puzzle to solve. Can you find out the mystery behind this spooky property?
Based on the popular detective TV show, Castle is a new Kindle Fire game app for detective game fans!
The game includes loads of interactive hidden object scenes to solve. And items and places from the TV series to find.
With full versions available to download online for PC and Mac.
You can now enjoy this funny crime solving game on your Kindle Fire too.
This is a top rated app from game developers GameMill Entertainment LLC.
Out November 2014, is the 11th Mystery Case Files game. Big Fish’s Dire Grove, Sacred Grove. A spooky hidden object detective game for computer and mobile. On PC, Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Return to the eerie Northern English town of Dire Grove. You’ve another challenging mystery to solve in this hidden object adventure game!
With plenty of puzzles, mini-games and hidden object scenes to play. And admist wild animals and perpetual snowy weather, this has plenty of atmosphere too!
Crimes & Punishments, new out for PC and video game consoles. The 11th installment in the Sherlock Holmes game series from Frogwares. A gorgeous point and click detective adventure game with 6 unique and intriguing cases to solve.
In this third person game, you get to analyse clues, interrogate suspects and make your deductions. But forget about the rule book, use Sherlock’s inimitable puzzle solving skills and make moral judgements to determine who the culprit is.
This detective game is available for PC on DVD or online download. As well as games consoles – PS4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One.
Number 9 in our best HO detective games list. For PC and Mac is Mystery Case Files Dire Grove. This is the 6th installment in the brilliant detective puzzle adventure series. From Big Fish Games Studios.
Set in an eerie northern English town. As the Detective, you are challenged to solve the mystery of the missing graduate students.
With plenty of hidden object scenes to play. Challenging puzzles to solve. And a compelling mystery story this is a top notch adventure detective game!
New detective game for PC, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a dark and atmospheric mystery game. With themes of supernatural and the occult. This game plays as a first person, story-driven adventure game.
And you play detective PI Paul Prospero. Who has some unusual abilities, which come in handy in helping him solve the mystery of the disappearance of Ethan Carter.
Beautiful visuals, a simple story and interesting use of the supernatural to investigate the case. This is looking like it could one of the best detective PC games out this year.
Rounding off our top 10 of the best detective games to play online without downloading is Rizzoli & Isles at number 10. There are 2 free web browser games based on the popular US TV series. Which in turn had been originally based on the Rizzoli & Isles books by Tess Gerritsen.
The main characters in these CSI style detective games are the eponymous duo – Jane Rizzoli (the police detective) and Dr. Maura Isles (the medical examiner).
Check out my posts below for more top free online detective and CSI games.
New out this month is Entwined: The Perfect Murder. A top new murder mystery whodunnit game for PC. This is the sequel to Strings of Deception by Urchin Games.
In the Perfect Murder PC game, you get to play detective in the classic type of detective game.
Instead of the CSI style games, this one is old school in it’s look, feel and gameplay. You can see this in the YouTube video included below.
My pick of the best detective PC games released August 2014 is Dead Reckoning: Silvermoon Isle. A unique and stylish interactive hidden object mystery for PC and Mac. With the setting, story and location, it is reminiscent of the Agatha Christie game, Evil Under the Sun. For example, the Art Deco hotel on an isolated island. A famous actress dies under mysterious circumstances. And a murder mystery that must be solved by questioning everyone within this ‘locked room’ scenario. All of whom seem to have a connection with the fated legendary star of the silverscreen! However, in Dead Reckoning: Silvermoon Isle, the gameplay is brought right up to date. With it’s use of an interactive deduction feature. This makes the crime solving elements of this game a unique experience to play!