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Murder mystery horror games on GOG

In these games someone has been killed and you have to work out how, and by whom. You search crime scenes, collect clues, question suspects and piece the case together on a board or in a casebook. The fear comes from what the clues show you, from a killer who may still be close, and from cases that point toward something stranger than a person.

The top 21 of 21 murder mystery horror games on GOG, ranked by player and critic scores

The 21 best on GOG

  1. Firework key art: orange silhouetted figures, one with an umbrella, stand on a dark ember-lit ridge under a grey misty sky, above the title FIREWORK PsychologicalFireworkThe store asks whether the massacre was a supernatural event or an elaborate murder 98% on Steam (44,554 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC, Switch
  2. Sally Face store header: Sal with blue pigtails and his white prosthetic face, between a long-haired teen and a figure in bloody bandages PsychologicalSally FaceAfter a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his friends look for who is behind them. 97% on Steam (30,172 reviews)about 9 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  3. Rena calls out a good morning to Keiichi on a tree-lined village road, with the English text over the scene PsychologicalHigurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 OnikakushiEach June since 1979 someone has died, in a pattern that reenacts a covered-up murder. 96% on Steam (6,917 reviews)10 h or moreFreePC, Mac, Linux
  4. Umineko When They Cry Answer Arcs key art: red-haired Battler in a black cape beside the title, in a dark mansion room PsychologicalUmineko When They Cry - Answer ArcsBrutal murders repeat with unsolvable riddles at each scene, and you are asked whether the culprit is human 96% on Steam (1,608 reviews)58 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux
  5. Cube Escape Collection key art: a white cube outline and the title on a purple starry background PsychologicalCube Escape CollectionThe story starts with a homicide detective looking into the death of a woman, drawn into Rusty Lake. 94% on Google Play (64,100 ratings)about 7 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, Android
  6. Notch - The Innocent LunA key art: a pink-haired girl against a red glow and a green-haired girl in a black choker against pale light, back to back PsychologicalNotch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerSMurders begin in the town that summer and the story follows who is killing and why, across branching routes. 95% on Steam (3,295 reviews)about 7.5 hPaidPC
  7. Umineko When They Cry key art: Battler in a white suit and the witch Beatrice beside the title, in front of a portrait in a dark mansion hall PsychologicalUmineko When They Cry - Question ArcsBrutal murders repeat with unsolvable riddles left at the scene, and you are invited to work out who did it. 95% on Steam (2,909 reviews)63 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux
  8. CHAOS;CHILD key art: a boy in glasses and school uniform among seven schoolgirls, their figures eaten away by rust-red splatter on white PsychologicalCHAOS;CHILDThe club pins notes and crime scene data to a map of Shibuya and tries to deduce who is behind the New Generation murders 93% on Steam (4,166 reviews)20 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Switch
  9. 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 WithinThe case is a run of killings in and near Munich, starting with a little girl, and you work out who or what is behind them. 92% on Steam (317 reviews)15 h or morePaidPC
  10. Corpse Party (2021) key art: a crying, bruised student in front of a broken window, with a bloodied blade in the foreground 2D horrorCorpse Party (2021)The students must uncover the murders behind Heavenly Host to find a way out. 90% on Steam (1,554 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  11. 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 StaplerAfter each killing you search the scene and unlock the message the killer left, following his trail to who he is. 90% on Steam (533 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC
  12. 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 CarterAt each murder scene you restore the evidence and order moments of the crime to work out who killed whom. 88% on the PlayStation Store (8,399 ratings)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  13. Black Mirror III key art: a smirking young man in a jacket above a burning gothic manor, a church, a graveyard and a heap of skulls Puzzle horrorBlack Mirror IIIDarren is arrested as the main suspect in a fatal crime and has to find out what really happened. 90% on Steam (556 reviews)13 h or morePaidPC
  14. CHAOS;HEAD NOAH key art: Rimi, a pink-haired schoolgirl with a large winged blade, and Takumi with a sheathed sword, seen from above on cracked grey concrete PsychologicalCHAOS;HEAD NOAHThe culprit behind the New Generation Madness killings has not been caught, and a stranger's image predicts the next one 88% on Steam (1,211 reviews)29 h or morePaidPC, Switch
  15. 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 FathersA string of ritual killings in New Orleans, which the press calls the Voodoo Murders, is the case at the centre of the story 88% on Steam (197 reviews)11 h or morePaidPC
  16. The Black Mirror key art: a gothic castle silhouette with a lit round window and an orange occult seal against a blood-red stormy sky Puzzle horrorThe Black MirrorSamuel refuses to accept William's death as suicide and investigates as more deaths follow 84% on Steam (1,509 reviews)15 h or morePaidPC
  17. The Beast Inside key art: a top-hatted figure made of tangled roots and blood holding a man PsychologicalThe Beast InsideIn Adam's time, young people visit Blackstone drawn by the legend of unsolved multiple murders. 83% on Steam (12,203 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  18. Observer: System Redux key art: Rutger Hauer's half-cybernetic face beside the Observer System Redux logo on teal PsychologicalObserver: System ReduxAs a police detective you search the tenement for a killer, questioning residents and scanning crime scenes. 85% on Steam (3,059 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  19. SIMULACRA 2 key art: a woman holding a glowing phone stands among four other characters against a purple ink-blot background Multiple endingsSIMULACRA 2Her death was ruled an accident, and you investigate three suspects to find out if it was murder (Steam). 86% on Steamabout 5 hPaidPC, iPhone, Android
  20. The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker key art: a black tentacled skull silhouette on a glowing green mosaic, with the title in pale serif letters PsychologicalThe Infectious Madness of Doctor DekkerThe makers call it a Lovecraftian FMV murder mystery: you work out which of six suspects killed Doctor Dekker, and the killer is chosen at random each game. 82% on Steam (551 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  21. The Sinking City Remastered key art: a detective with a gun wades a flooded street as a vast tentacled shape looms in the mist Multiple endingsThe Sinking City RemasteredAs a private investigator you search for clues and reconstruct crime scenes to decide who is guilty. 75% on Steam (5,805 reviews)19 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox

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