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Detective horror games on GOG

In these games you work a case. You play a private investigator, a police detective or someone made to act like one: you search rooms for clues, question witnesses and piece together what happened. The fear comes from where the evidence leads, into old houses, cults and places that should not exist, and from learning that the answer may be worse than the question.

The top 19 of 19 detective horror games on GOG, ranked by player and critic scores

The 19 best on GOG

  1. Cube Escape Collection key art: a white cube outline and the title on a purple starry background PsychologicalCube Escape CollectionYou follow homicide detective Dale Vandermeer as he investigates the death of a woman. 94% on Google Play (64,100 ratings)about 7 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, Android
  2. Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within key art: the title over a blurred, snarling wolf-like head with bared teeth Puzzle horrorGabriel Knight 2: The Beast WithinYou investigate as Gabriel and Grace: questioning zoo staff and hunt club members and studying clues such as a paw print at a farm. 92% on Steam (317 reviews)15 h or morePaidPC
  3. Alone in the Dark title art: the name in gold art-deco capitals with blue and red outlines on black SurvivalAlone in the Dark 1You can play Edward Carnby, a private investigator sent to the house 92% on Steam (378 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC, Mac
  4. KARMA: The Dark World key art: monochrome portrait of a wet-haired young man in a padded suit with a thick collar and numbered chest plate, lit from above on black PsychologicalKARMA: The Dark WorldAs a Roam Agent you investigate crime scenes, interview suspects and report your findings back to Leviathan 91% on Steam (4,617 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  5. The Skin Stapler key art: a grinning killer in sunglasses holds up a bloody skin mask over a moonlit city, while two detectives stand back to back, one aiming a revolver MysteryThe Skin StaplerYou mostly play Dick Slater, a burned-out detective with a rookie partner, searching each crime scene for the killer's clues. 90% on Steam (533 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC
  6. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter key art: a boy seen from behind on an autumn forest path, the scene torn open by a burning rift into a grey, skull-strewn world PsychologicalThe Vanishing of Ethan CarterYou play Paul Prospero, an occult-minded detective who comes to Red Creek Valley after a disturbing letter. 88% on the PlayStation Store (8,399 ratings)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  7. Puppet House key art: the wooden puppet seen from behind, holding a knife, sitting in a pool of blood at the foot of the mansion's staircase EscapePuppet HouseYou play detective Rick, investigating a series of disappearances of local residents. 86% on the PlayStation Store (650 ratings)about 2.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  8. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers key art: the title over a pixelated red and orange collage of a man holding a flame and a pale beaked mask 2D horrorGabriel Knight: Sins of the FathersYou question police, experts and suspects, visit crime scenes and gather clues day by day to work out who is behind the murders 88% on Steam (197 reviews)11 h or morePaidPC
  9. Lovecraft's Untold Stories key art: pixel-art Earth in a starry sky ringed by purple tentacles, a horned goddess, a pale ghoul and a winged, tentacle-faced Cthulhu 2D horrorLovecraft's Untold StoriesYou start as a private detective, the balanced investigator, before the other four characters open up 86% on Google Play (2,230 ratings)about 6 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  10. Kona key art: the yellow KONA title on white snow, with the dark silhouette of a man's legs and his long shadow PsychologicalKonaYou play private detective Carl Faubert, hired to find out who keeps vandalising a rich industrialist's property. 83% on the PlayStation Store (1,943 ratings)about 5.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  11. SIMULACRA 2 key art: a woman holding a glowing phone stands among four other characters against a purple ink-blot background Multiple endingsSIMULACRA 2Detective Murilo hands you the phone, and you can play as a new detective (Steam, TechRaptor). 86% on Steamabout 5 hPaidPC, iPhone, Android
  12. Hello Neighbor 2 key art: the scowling moustached Neighbor in a purple argyle vest and yellow shirt, shovel over his shoulder, in a dark misty forest Puzzle horrorHello Neighbor 2You play Quentin, an investigative journalist sneaking into crime scenes to gather clues and evidence 81% on Steam (6,089 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  13. Sherlock Holmes The Awakened key art: a giant tentacled creature with glowing red eyes looms out of green fog and rain MysterySherlock Holmes The AwakenedYou play Sherlock Holmes, searching crime scenes for clues and making deductions with Watson at your side. 81% on Steam (1,156 reviews)about 9 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  14. Alone in the Dark key art: Emily Hartwood with a tool over her shoulder and Edward Carnby at his holster, a masked, hatted figure behind them in a swampy wood PsychologicalAlone in the DarkYou can play Edward Carnby, a private investigator hired by Emily to find her missing uncle. 76% on the PlayStation Store (11,278 ratings)about 8 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  15. Call of Cthulhu key art: a lone man in a coat stands before lit iron gates under twisted bare trees at night PsychologicalCall of CthulhuYou play private investigator Edward Pierce, questioning islanders and reconstructing events from evidence. 79% on Steamabout 8 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  16. Saint Kotar key art: a bloodied man in glasses leans on a companion before hooded figures, a church tower and crows under a full moon PsychologicalSaint KotarSold as a psychological horror detective game: you gather evidence on grisly murders and question the townsfolk 70% on Steam (204 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  17. Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare key art: Edward Carnby scowling with a raised revolver, Aline Cedrac behind him with a flashlight glow, in dark green light SurvivalAlone in the Dark: The New NightmareEdward Carnby, a supernatural detective, comes to the island to find who killed his partner Charles Fiske 71% on Steam (576 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC
  18. Dark Corners of the Earth key art: a bald, warty Innsmouth face in the foreground and a hooded figure by a lit window in the fog SurvivalCall of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the EarthYou play Jack Walters, a former police detective turned private investigator on a missing-person case 68% on Steam (3,380 reviews)12 h or morePaidPC
  19. Dark Fall: Lost Souls key art: the pale ghost of a uniformed porter reaches out a hand beside giant rusty, bloodied scissors and an old television in a grimy room PsychologicalDark Fall: Lost SoulsYou play the disgraced police inspector who failed to find Amy and comes back to solve the case. 61% on Steam (271 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC

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