This is a round-up of the best new mystery adventure and detective investigation games for PlayStation 5 released in 2024, so far.
Also available on PS4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X|S.
For more of the best police, mystery and detective games for PlayStation (3, 4 & 5), Switch, PC, Mac and Xbox, see my posts listed below.
Best Detective Games for PS5 – 2024
The games below are top new PS5 mystery games, all released in 2024. From psychological horror/thrillers to supernatural hidden object puzzle adventures – all of these PlayStation games have investigation or mystery-solving at the heart of their gameplay.
As Dusk Falls
From: INTERIOR/NIGHT (also known for Best Detective Games for PS3/PS4: Heavy Rain – Review) | PS5 Release: March 2024 | Genres: Story Rich, Adventure, Mystery, Crime.
Plot: Every family has secrets. Every secret has a price. As Dusk Falls is an original interactive drama from INTERIOR/NIGHT that explores the entangled lives of two families across thirty years.
Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong in small town Arizona, the choices you make have a powerful impact on the characters’ lives in this uncompromising story of betrayal, sacrifice and resilience. Replay the story again and again to uncover vastly different outcomes for the characters and explore hidden nuances behind every decision. Will your characters survive unscathed? What kind of people will they ultimately become? [Source: Amazon]
*As Dusk Falls is available online from UK Amazon and US Amazon for PlayStation 5.
White Day 2: The Flower That Tells Lies
From: Rootnstudio Ltd | PS5 Release: June 6, 2024 | Genres: Action-Adventure, Puzzle, Horror, Story Rich, Thriller, Investigation, Mystery Adventure.
Return to Yeondu High: Explore the school by torchlight and revisit familiar locations to uncover sinister new revelations, items and areas that had previously remained elusive.
Evade unkillable stalkers: Monitor your environment to avoid being detected by possessed nightguards and terrifying phantoms. Utilise camera flashes to temporarily stun your pursuers.
Chilling ghost encounters: Confront twisted manifestations of the building’s tragic past. Discover and document haunted sites with your camera to reveal the disturbing origins of each ghost. [Source: Amazon]
*White Day 2: The Flower That Tells Lies is available online from UK Amazon and US Amazon for PlayStation 5.
*White Day 1: A Labyrinth Named School is available online from UK Amazon for PS4, PS5 and Switch. And from US Amazon for PS4, PS5 and Switch.
Adam Wolfe
From: Mad Head Games | PS5 Release: May 28, 2024 | Genres: Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle, Mystery, Supernatural, Point & Click, Detective.
Description: Acting as Adam Wolfe, an investigator of the paranormal, you will discover a hidden world under the modern San Francisco. In this city, ghosts, artifacts, secret orders, and curses are just some of the things that Adam will come across working on his most important case.
Plot: Step into the shoes of Adam Wolfe, investigator of the supernatural. Driven by your sister’s mysterious disappearance, take to the brooding streets of San Francisco, where crime and paranormal occurrences intertwine in dark corners. Solving one mystery after another, slowly unravel a larger conspiracy that could lead you to your missing sibling but may also drag you into the abyss forever.
Use your wits, your detective instincts and, when all else fails, your six-shooter in this psychological thriller packed with more than 8 hours of challenging gameplay. Secret societies, unnatural afflictions and ancient covenants await you in Adam Wolfe’s exciting 4 episodes! Become the Detective. Become Wolfe. [Source: Amazon]
*Adam Wolfe detective game is available from
UK Amazon: PS4 | PS5 | Nintendo Switch.
US Amazon: PS4 | PS5 | Nintendo Switch.
Alone in the Dark
From: Pieces Interactive | Released: March 2024 | Genres: Psychological Horror, Action, Lovecraftian, Adventure, Noir, Dark, Realistic, Detective, Mystery.
Description: Psychological Horror meets Southern Gothic in this reimagination of the classic survival horror game, Alone in the Dark. This love letter to the ground-breaking original lets you experience a haunting story through the eyes of one of two protagonists.
Play as either Edward Carnby or Emily Hartwood and explore your environments, fight monsters, solve puzzles and uncover the uneasy truth of Derceto Manor… [Source: Amazon]
For more details: Best Mystery Game for PlayStation, Switch & Xbox 2024: Alone in the Dark – Review.
*Alone in the Dark is available online from UK Amazon and US Amazon for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
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