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Batman: Arkham City - Harley Quinn's Revenge
Action 29 May 2012
Harley Quinn's Revenge is a DLC supplement to Batman: Arkham City that provides two hours of fun. It allows, among other things, to get to know an additional thread related to Joker's helper and to visit several new locations.
Red Johnson's Chronicles: One Against All
Adventure 12 September 2012
Red Johnson's Chronicles: One Against All is the second part of a series of adventures by the French development studio Lexis Numerique. The player gets to know further adventures of private detective Red Johnson and tries to solve dark criminal riddles. The game is distinguished by unconventional styling of the visual setting and an interesting plot with humorous elements.
Ripper
Adventure 29 February 1996
A point-and-click adventure prepared in the form of an interactive film. We play the role of a reporter on the trail of a serial murderer of women called the Ripper. We explore the dark, cybernetic New York by talking to people we meet and solving puzzles. Famous actors, headed by Christopher Walken, played the roles of the protagonists.
The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes 2
Adventure 23 March 2010
Continuation of the detective adventure published in 2008 by Legacy Games studio. Playing the role of the famous detective, the player has to unravel 16 mysterious crimes that shook the Victorian England. The gameplay is based on the mechanisms typical of HOPA games, combining puzzles of the "hidden objects" type with puzzles in the form of mini games.
Whore of the Orient
Adventure canceled
An action adventure game whose events take us to Shanghai in the 1930s, in the very middle of social conflicts between Chinese communists, Kuomintang nationalists and representatives of the great powers. The creators of L.A. Noire are responsible for the title. We play the role of a policeman who must take care of order in a corrupt Asian metropolis.
Letters from Nowhere 2
Adventure 04 April 2011
Letters from Nowhere 2 is a continuation of the 2010 casual adventure. The player has an opportunity to learn more about Audrey, who, while looking for her lost husband, discovers dark secrets. Developers from Awem studio prepared over 30 new puzzles of the hidden objects type and introduced minor changes in the mechanics of the game.
Dark Arcana: The Carnival
Adventure 08 October 2012
Casual adventure produced by Artifex Mundi, a development studio in Zabrze. The player plays the role of a detective, and his task is to find a young mother who disappeared in the funfair. The investigation of this case leads to the discovery of an alternative world stretching beyond the mirror and a pact concluded with the forces of evil. The game combines puzzles such as hidden objects with ingenious puzzles.
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet
Adventure 09 May 2008
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet is an adventure game produced by Frogwares with the casual market in mind. The famous detective, whose actions are directed by the player, must solve the mystery of the death of a young painter, whose corpses were found in a rolled Persian carpet. The game is based on puzzles such as "hidden objects" and various types of puzzles.
Tex Murphy: Overseer
Adventure 28 February 1998
The fifth part of Tex Murphy's adventures - a private detective and life loser. In the game's plot based on the retrospective, we return to the case of the death of a university professor, the father of our protagonist's first wife. He worked on a secret project to develop a method of remote mind control. The classic story presented in the modern setting develops some threads, known to the players from the first installment of the series.
Special Report Division
Adventure 23 September 2012
An adventure game in which we play the role of investigative journalists working for a television program dealing with the description of supernatural phenomena. The task of the players is to collect testimonies of witnesses and evidence of inexplicable events and to come to the truth, which will be shown to the viewers on a small screen.
City of Fools
Adventure 25 July 2012
Casual adventure game of the genre "hidden object", told with a great sense of humor. As a journalist of a popular magazine, we find ourselves in a dilapidated city, which the mayor is trying to hide from the world the fact of UFO landing.
Detective Grimoire
Adventure 02 January 2014
Detective Grimoire is an Android-based detective adventure by the SFB Games team. While playing, we are investigating death in the marshes, where the main suspect is a legendary monster that is a local tourist attraction.
Downton Abbey: Mysteries of the Manor
Adventure 15 September 2015
A relaxing adventure game for mobile devices, created by Activision, based on a license of the popular British TV series Downton Abbey. The game takes place in the titular mansion, owned by an ancient and rich family. One day, the nobility, as well as the servants visit a nearby village to take part in a local ceremony. Somebody has robbed the mansion during their absence, with all the rooms missing various valuables.
Nancy Drew Mobile Mysteries: Shadow Ranch
Adventure 23 February 2011
The first mobile edition of the popular book series about the adventures of teenage detective Nancy Drew. In this case, however, we are not dealing with a classic adventure game, but a gamebook, in which players have the opportunity to choose the path of plot development. The whole was enriched with numerous mini-games connected with the story told in the book.
Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
Adventure 29 January 2015
A remastered edition of the adventure game developed by Quantic Dream, which debuted in 2005 on computers and sixth generation consoles. The story of the game takes place in the New York City in year 2009. The city is mortified by a series of brutal murders committed by otherwise lawful citizens for no apparent reasons. The player assumes the role of Kane, a man who, haunted by strange visions, kills a person he was completely unfamiliar with.
Renoir
Adventure 16 November 2016
An atmospheric platformer game with logic elements, referencing classic noir movies in terms of style. Renoir is the debut project of the independent studio Souldbound Games that secured necessary funding thanks to a crowdfunding campaign at Kickstarter. In the game, we assume the role of an experienced detective, James Renoir, who is to solve his last case.
Do Not Cross
Adventure TBA
Do Not Cross is an unusual adventure developed for PCs, in which we play the role of a member of the team cleaning the crime scene. Players can limit themselves to performing official tasks or play detective games and try to discover the real perpetrators of crime.
Detective Dixie: The Revenge of Wishteria
Adventure 13 June 2015
A mobile adventure game by Indonesian studio Giant Leap. Detective Dixie: The Revenge of Wishteria is set in a fantasy steampunk world, the streets of which are populated by both humans and being from legends and fables. When a series of mysterious crimes plagues the eponymous city of Wishteria, young detective Dixie takes action. Although at first the cases seem not to be related to each other, the protagonist soon gathers clues hinting that all the crimes were committed by the same person.
Nancy Drew: Ghost of Thornton Hall
Adventure 14 May 2013
28th installment of a series of adventure games about the adventures of detective Nancy Drew. This time with the title character we have to solve the mystery of the mysterious disappearance of a certain Jessalyn Thornton, who disappeared at the party, just before her wedding.
Secret Files: Sam Peters
Adventure 18 October 2013
Another installment in the Secret Files series of adventure games developed by Animation Arts. The title is not a direct continuation of its predecessors but a spin-off in which the player controls a completely new female protagonist. In Secret Files: Sam Peters the player assumes the role of the titular reporter who appeared in the second installment of the series.
Dexter: Hidden Darkness
Adventure 16 July 2015
A mobile adventure game from the HOPA genre, based on the popular TV series Dexter. Dexter: Hidden Darkness lets us play as the titular serial murderer, who works for the Miami police as a forensics expert, hunting down people who deserve death to satisfy his own murderous instinct. The campaign provides several cases to solve and we must cooperate with the characters known from the series, such as Debra, Batista and Masuka.
Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness
Adventure 19 May 2015
32nd installment in the adventure game series by Her Interactive. The game's protagonist is Nancy Drew, a young detective girl known from the detective novel series by Carolyn Keene. This time the story focuses on the disappearance of Magnus, the captain of the famous ship called the Heerlijkheid, also serving as a museum. Drew has to find him and put an end to the rumors, according to which Magnus ran off with a treasure he found or gave himself up to some dark forces.
Layton Brothers Mystery Room
Adventure 27 June 2013
Layton Brothers Mystery Room is a mobile adventure game available for Android. It tells the story of Scotland Yard detectives dealing with the strangest cases. While playing, we look for evidence and circumstantial evidence, collect testimonies and question suspects.
Nancy Drew: The Silent Spy
Adventure 22 October 2013
Detective adventure with a point'n'click interface, which is the next installment of the popular series about the adventures of Nancy Drew. This time the title character learns that her mother's death was not accidental. Trying to solve a riddle from the past, the young heroine gets entangled in an intricate intrigue. The game was produced by Her Interactive.