The Darkside Detective is a 2017 click-and-point adventure video game developed and published by Spooky Doorway. It was released for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS and Linux on July 27, 2017, for Nintendo Switch on February 7, 2018 and for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One and Stadia on April 8, 2021. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 6 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town. Twin Lakes is a cursed city. Less cursed than say, “Demons are tearing it apart” but more cursed than “always loses its keys” or “often steps in puddles”.
Our top 10 list of the all time best detective games to play on computer. Download full versions for PC and Mac online including free demos.
As there are so many types of mystery detective games to play on your computer – either for PC or Mac, we’ve split the list further into different sub-genres.
This is our top ten hidden object puzzle adventure crime solving games for PC.
As well as some being available for Mac, iOS, Android and Kindle Fire.
10. Final Cut: Death on the Silver Screen – A 1920s mystery puzzle game, solve the case of the missing Hollywood director.
9. Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove – A spooky hidden object puzzle game with missing students and a supernatural mystery at the heart of this story.
8. Mystery of the Ancients: Curse of the Black Water
7. Mystery Trackers: Four Aces Collector’s Edition
Read more about the best detective PC games #8 and #7: here.
6. Enigmatis: The Mists of Ravenwood Collector’s Edition
5. Dark Parables: The Red Riding Hood Sisters Collector’s Edition
Read more about the best mystery detective PC games #6 and #5: here.
4. Royal Detective: Lord of Statues Collector’s Edition
3. Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles Collector’s Edition
Read more about the best detective hidden object games #3 and #4: here.
2. Best Mystery Detective Games: Clue – read our full review of the classic board game Clue/Cluedo for PC and Mac. With this cool quirky animated and 3D version for your computer! Don’t forget to check out the YouTube video to get a feel for the game play.
1. Dark Tales 3 – top of our best detective games list is the 3rd episode in the chilling mystery hidden object games series!
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