Your XP: 0. Updated: 31 May am. BY: James Hickey. Return of the Obra Dinn. More on this topic: mystery. Mild-mannered journalist by day, and plotting dungeon master by night - James Hickey shares a great passion for both tabletop and video games of all kinds! Gamer Since: Log in or register to post comments. More Top Stories. Every mystery game lover has to start somewhere, and while technically I could credit the Professor Layton series for introducing me to puzzle solving, it was really my experience playing as the infamous Nancy Drew that sparked my mystery interest.
Top 10 New Puzzle Games Puzzles and brain teasers have perplexed even the most agile minds since ancient times. The modern age has brought these to consoles and handheld devices to delight those who enjoy a challenge with their entertainment.
Dead by Daylight Dead by Daylight Gameplay This game features both the element of being the hunter and the prey. You and four friends can either take the role of a famous killer or one of the four victims. In most cases, mystery is the perfect genre for this form of storytelling.
Here are fifteen amazing mystery Looking for more Mystery and Adventure cartoons to binge? I definitely do! But for some reason those 40 episodes told a great coming-of-age Too much? It is isn't it? I should have stopped at century. It's my own fault, I always go Evil Returns The Resident Evil series Biohazard in Japan started in and was planned to be a remake of the horror role-playing game Sweet Home, before the developers decided to have the game set in its own world.
Return of the Obra Dinn is a stand-out title for both its bold, 1-bit monochromatic art style as well as its ability to take you on an engaging, atmospheric adventure.
You play as an insurance adjuster, tasked with determining how the crew of a mysterious ship met their demise. The game offers little in terms of tutorials and hand-holding, encouraging you to make discoveries on your own by paying close attention to clues you encounter along your journey.
Disco Elysium is a story-driven RPG that sees you playing as a detective sent to investigate the murder of a man found hanging from a tree. In Hypnospace Outlaw , you play as an Enforcer: an internet detective in charge of monitoring the world wide web for criminals looking to pirate music, hack into websites, and spread viruses. Inspired by the golden age of the internet, the game drops players into a sea of janky webpages cluttered with low-res gifs and lines of flashing text.
The actual detective work can sometimes feel tedious, especially after scouring through multiple webpages looking for illegal activity. In it, you play as seasoned detective John Blacksad as he tries to solve the suspicious murder of a boxing club owner in the seedy underbelly of New York City. Inspired by classic point-and-click adventure games like Maniac Mansion, Thimbleweed Park tasks you with investigating a small-town murder from the perspective of two FBI agents.
Its vibrant pixel art visuals are further complemented by excellent writing brimming with off-beat jokes, dry humor, and the occasional gag. It's a globe-trotting adventure, whisking you away to memorable locations including a Syrian marketplace to a Irish country pub, and its balance of mystery and humour is pitch perfect.
A former member of his synagogue has been murdered under mysterious circumstances, and he takes it upon himself to find out why.
Make sure you play the enhanced Kosher Edition. It has a great mystery with lots of fun twists and turns, Grimoire and Sally make a perfect detective duo, and the art is gorgeous.
The light-hearted tone and absorbing mystery make this a real pleasure to play. A body is found lying under a bridge on the edge of town, but none of the locals seem to know anything about it, or even who the victim is. It strikes a delicate balance between giving you clues and making you do the legwork, which makes solving a tricky puzzle enormously satisfying.
You play as an investigator who can use augmentations to help her solve a string of mysterious murders—including the ability to sense when someone is lying or knows more about something then they're letting on. The story is great, the world is well realised, and the high-tech detecting is a lot of fun.
A bizarre curio with some really interesting ideas. It has fun with the time travel premise too, like freaking out medieval peasants with your cell phone. The opening scene where you cover up a murder scene as one character, then investigate it later as a homicide detective, is a highlight.
A confused mess of a game, but one with a few standout moments. Also features a soundtrack by Angelo 'Twin Peaks' Badalamenti. These demons force people to commit terrible crimes, including murder, which is where the detective bit comes in. It's over too quickly, but this is a fun detective game with some cool ideas, like witness and suspect testimonies being presented as an interactive timeline. Trapped in the school, the only way to escape is to kill another student and get away with it.
Pin the crime on the wrong person, everyone dies. You spend much of your time outside of the courtroom snooping around crime scenes for clues, interrogating people, and constructing a case. And once you've pieced everything together, taking your evidence into court and assaulting the suspect with the cold, hard facts is a thrill.
It features sharply dressed characters, garbage ex-husbands, prickly detectives, glitzy award shows, and cute robots. It's fun, flashy, and has decent puzzles. The case comes to a head when Wright has to face-off in the courtroom with a prosecutor like Miles Edgeworth and present the evidence necessary to get the job done.
Players looking for a little bit more control of the main character and their environment will enjoy the open-world adventure Paradise Killer. Taking place on Paradise Island, a place that doesn't exist in reality, someone has been murdered and it is up to investigator Lady Love Dies to get to the bottom of the situation.
Players can wander the world in search of evidence and talk to the various suspects to get their side of the story. The game was heavily inspired by the work of H.
Lovecraft and Danganronpa. A detective game that dips more into the horror genre, Condemned 2: Bloodshot is a sequel to Condemned: Criminal Origins. In this game, Thomas is recruited back to his job after resigning following the end of the original game. He is tasked with solving a murder while also discovering his true nemesis, Serial Killer X, is still alive. The first-person game features melee-oriented combat as well as adventure mechanics revolving around investigating crime scenes. Another horror and investigative game, The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter focuses more on puzzles and stealth gameplay to tell its story.
The players are Paul Prospero, a paranormal investigator who receives a letter from a young fan and is inspired to meet him. Upon arriving at the fan's hotel, Prospero learns that year old kid, Ethan Carter, has gone missing. Prospero must deal with paranormal activity to find Carter and solve the mysteries of the small town. The game is open-world and leaves the player to discover much of the story and mechanics.
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