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Investigation Games

Games featuring investigation elements. These titles offer unique experiences in the gameplay category.

33 games Gameplay Mechanics

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33 games
Her Story
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Her Story

intense atmospheric
L.A. Noire
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
83
Metacritic Score: 83
Generally Favorable

L.A. Noire

atmospheric intense
AI: The Somnium Files
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
82
Metacritic Score: 82
Generally Favorable

AI: The Somnium Files

intense atmospheric
L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
82
Metacritic Score: 82
Generally Favorable

L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files

atmospheric intense
Assassin's Creed
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Assassin's Creed

atmospheric intense
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Gameplay
story-driven investigation
78
Metacritic Score: 78
Generally Favorable

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

intense emotional
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
77
Metacritic Score: 77
Generally Favorable

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments

atmospheric intense
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2007)
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
73
Metacritic Score: 73
Mixed or Average

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2007)

atmospheric intense
The Sinking City
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
69
Metacritic Score: 69
Mixed or Average

The Sinking City

atmospheric intense
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
65
Metacritic Score: 65
Mixed or Average

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

atmospheric intense
Blacksad: Under the Skin
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
63
Metacritic Score: 63
Mixed or Average

Blacksad: Under the Skin

atmospheric intense
Insecticide
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
60
Metacritic Score: 60
Mixed or Average

Insecticide

intense atmospheric
Murdered: Soul Suspect
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
59
Metacritic Score: 59
Mixed or Average

Murdered: Soul Suspect

atmospheric intense
3D ESCAPE ROOM (ENOKI)
Gameplay
puzzle-solving exploration

3D ESCAPE ROOM (ENOKI)

atmospheric intense
100 Doors: Scary Horror Escape
Gameplay
puzzle-solving exploration

100 Doors: Scary Horror Escape

atmospheric intense
414 South (Shareware Version)
Gameplay
exploration puzzle-solving

414 South (Shareware Version)

atmospheric relaxing
3AM
Gameplay
exploration puzzle-solving

3AM

atmospheric mysterious
24H Stories: The Rule 7
Gameplay
story-driven exploration

24H Stories: The Rule 7

dark atmospheric
22 Minutes
Gameplay
exploration puzzle-solving

22 Minutes

atmospheric suspenseful
50 Floors: The Paranormal Investigators Prologue
Gameplay
exploration mystery

50 Floors: The Paranormal Investigators Prologue

atmospheric intense
18th Floor
Gameplay
exploration puzzle-solving

18th Floor

atmospheric mysterious
2000:1: A Space Felony (itch)
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy

2000:1: A Space Felony (itch)

atmospheric intense
18 Floors
Gameplay
exploration puzzle-solving

18 Floors

atmospheric suspenseful
100 Doors: Escape from Work
Gameplay
puzzle-solving exploration

100 Doors: Escape from Work

relaxing satisfying
4 Idiots (and a series of mysterious happenings)
Gameplay
exploration puzzle-solving

4 Idiots (and a series of mysterious happenings)

quirky mysterious
5 Nights at Cube Pizzeria 3D – 4
Gameplay
exploration puzzle-solving

5 Nights at Cube Pizzeria 3D – 4

tense eerie
5 nights at Damir 2
Gameplay
exploration puzzle-solving

5 nights at Damir 2

atmospheric intense
3AM At the Shack
Gameplay
exploration story-driven

3AM At the Shack

atmospheric creepy
3rd Shift (VR)
Gameplay
exploration puzzle-solving

3rd Shift (VR)

atmospheric tense
5 Days a Stranger
Gameplay
puzzle-solving exploration

5 Days a Stranger

atmospheric suspenseful
3D Classics: Urban Champion
Gameplay
exploration investigation

3D Classics: Urban Champion

atmospheric intense
Outlast: Trinity
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy

Outlast: Trinity

intense atmospheric
Ghost Files: Memory of a Crime
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy

Ghost Files: Memory of a Crime

intense atmospheric

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