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Video Games Encyclopedia by Gamepressure.com
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NCIS: Hidden Crimes
Adventure 10 May 2016
A casual detective game with hidden objects, based on the license of a popular police procedural TV series, NCIS. The game has a similar feel to CSI: Hidden Crimes, a title of the same genre released two years earlier. We are thrown into various investigations, led by the titular agents in many different locations. We visit crime scenes, interrogate the witnesses, cataloguing and analyzing the evidence and clues we find.
Root Letter
Adventure 16 June 2016
An adventure game/visual novel developed by Kadokawa Games. The action of Root Letter takes place in present-day Japan, with players taking control of a thirty-something man who discovers long forgotten letters that he had exchanged fifteen years ago with a penfriend named Aya Fumino. Her last letter contains a murder confession, and states that she has to atone for her sin. After that, she suddenly broke off all contact.
Knee Deep
Adventure 06 July 2015
An episodic noir adventure story developed by Prologue Games. The action takes place in Cypress Knee, a small town located in the swampy region of Southern Florida. The story begins with an alleged suicide of a washed-out Hollywood star whose corpse is found hanging from a tower at a local amusement park. However, some of the evidence contradicts the leading theory, while the case is investigated by three individuals: a private detective, a local journalist, and a popular blogger.
Professor Layton and the Lost Future HD
Adventure 13 July 2020
Professor Layton and the Lost Future HD is an adventure game which is a re-mastered version of the production originally released on Nintendo DS. It is distinguished by its graphic design, and various kinds of puzzles, which play a significant role in its gameplay.
The Signifier
Adventure 15 October 2020
The Signifier is a FPP adventure game, the action of which takes place in the near future, and the storyline theme touches upon issues such as artificial intelligence or privacy violations related to the ability to read another person's thoughts and memories.
Lord Winklebottom Investigates
Adventure 28 July 2022
A classic point-and-click adventure set in an alternative version of the 1920s, controlled by anthropomorphic animals. At Lord Winklebottom Investigates we investigate the murder of our childhood friend Admiral Gilfrey.
Dry Drowning
Adventure 02 August 2019
Detective visual novel game with noir and cyberpunk atmosphere. As a private investigator, Mordred Foley, we move to a futuristic metropolis to solve the mystery of murders based on Greek myths.
Telling Lies
Adventure 23 August 2019
Continuation of Her Story adventure from 2015 created by Sam Barlow. Telling Lies is a psychological thriller in which we immerse ourselves in the lives of four strangers by playing back recordings in a laptop we have found, which belongs to the intelligence services.
Murder Mystery Machine
Adventure 19 September 2019
Episodic adventure game in which we follow the fate of a novice detective Cassandra Clarke and her experienced partner - Nate. In Murder Mystery Machine, you investigate crime scenes, interview witnesses and suspects, and combine the evidence you collect on a special board.
Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases
Adventure 27 September 2021
A detective adventure game based on the works of Agatha Christie. In Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases we play as young Hercule Poirot whose task is to solve a murder mystery of one of the participants of a party at the house of the Van den Bosch family.
The Darkside Detective
Adventure 27 July 2017
The Darkside Detective is a retro point-and-click adventure game developed by the independent studio Spooky Doorway. The game takes place in the suburban American city of Twin Lakes where two dimensions intertwine with each other, and supernatural events happen on a daily basis.
Pearl's Peril
Adventure 05 March 2013
Free hidden object adventure game produced by German studio Wooga. Play as the main character Pearl and together with her go to her home island Artemis Island to investigate the mystery of her father's death.
BROK the InvestiGator
Adventure 26 August 2022
BROK the InvestiGator is an independent point and click adventure game with RPG and beat 'em up elements, in which it depends on us how we will handle the investigation led by the crocodile protagonist. The game was developed by COWCAT studio.
The USB Stick Found in the Grass
Puzzle 29 January 2021
A hard to categorize game developed by Marcin Borkowski. In The USB Stick Found in the Grass we play the role of a policeman whose task is to investigate a flash drive found at the scene of a potential crime.
Saturnalia
Adventure 27 October 2022
A survival horror detective adventure game with TPP view. Saturnalia was created in the Italian independent studio Santa Ragione. The action of the game takes us to Sardinia in 1989.
Professor Layton and the New World of Steam
Adventure 2025
A detective adventure game and a new installment in the iconic series originating from 2007. Professor Layton and The New World of Steam tells the tale of yet another mystery solved by the titular character and his apprentice, Luke Triton.
The Case of the Golden Idol
Adventure 13 October 2022
The adventure game The Case of the Golden Idol is a non-linear detective game in which we try to solve twelve murder cases in 18th-century realities over four decades.
Asatsugutori
Adventure 25 November 2021
An adventure game in which we play as teenage Hibari, locked in a mysterious building in the company of other girls. The protagonist of the game Asatsugutori must go back in time to prevent the deaths of more of her companions.
Tangle Tower
Adventure 19 September 2019
Tangle Tower is an adventure game with arcade elements. The player takes on the role of Detective Grimoire and tries to solve the mystery of a woman's murder. The game was created by a small studio SFB Games.
Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
Adventure 19 March 2021
Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins is a psychological adventure game with elements of horror, based on motifs from the famous BBC science fiction TV series. It was developed by the independent Kaigan Games studio.
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II
Adventure 01 December 2022
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II is a Japanese horror adventure game. The player investigates a series of deaths that occur in a Tokyo school every ten years. Some RPG elements add variety to the detective gameplay here.
Yurukill: The Calumniation
Adventure 08 July 2022
Yurukill: The Calumniation Games is a genre cocktail in which a detective adventure game is blended with automaton-inspired shooter challenges that allow you to direct a fighter jet fighting armadas of enemy units.
Mato Anomalies
RPG 10 March 2023
Mato Anomalies is an RPG set in a city that is a neo-futuristic version of old Shanghai. Traditional elements of the genre, such as exploration, character development and turn-based combat are enriched here with detective plots.
