A mix of games about investigations. Sometimes official, sometimes by happenstance. Lots of different themes and styles here, with some games more heavily focused on evidence and deduction, while others lean towards the narrative or other elements. There’s even some action sequences in a few. Hopefully enough variety to intrigue all the sleuths on their Macs.
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Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn (2025)
“A young woman died near the White Oak Inn. Now, her spirit is roaming around, and an employee is receiving strange letters. What dark secrets wait to be found? The clock is ticking and you, as Alex Hill, must uncover the truth before it’s too late.”
macOS • Windows
Available from Steam, and Itch.
Antioch: Scarlet Bay (2022)
“Antioch: Scarlet Bay is an online cooperative narrative adventure. Play as two detectives working together to solve a murder in the shadowy city of Antioch. Wander in a city filled with characters with their own agendas and attitudes, all your decisions change the story and lead to multi endings.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Android • iOS • iPadOS • visionOS
Available from Steam, and mobile stores.
Broken Sword – Shadow of the Templars: Reforged (2024)
“The classic multi-award winning adventure “Broken Sword – the Shadow of the Templars” returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid American George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, and console stores.
BROK the InvestiGator (2022)
“An innovative adventure mixed with beat ’em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?”
macOS • Windows • Linux • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS • iPadOS • visionOS
macOS version available from GOG, Steam, Itch, FireFlower, and App Store.
Other versions also from Epic, console and mobile stores.
The Case of the Golden Idol (2022)
“A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS
macOS version available from Steam, and Epic.
Other versions also from GOG, Netflix, and console stores.
The Crimson Diamond (2024)
“Follow amateur geologist and reluctant detective Nancy Maple to the ghost town of Crimson, Ontario to investigate the discovery of a massive diamond in this retro-inspired, EGA text parser mystery adventure!”
macOS • Windows
Available from GOG, Steam, Itch, and FireFlower Games.
DAEMON MASQUERADE (2024)
“An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS
Available from Steam.
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark (2021)
“Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes – America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS • iPadOS • visionOS
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, Itch, GameJolt, FireFlower, console and mobile stores.
Detective Penguin (2025)
“Detective Penguin is the first and only physics-and-penguin-based detective game on the market. Solve cases in your own way. Interrogate suspects, find clues, or use your flippers to punch your way to the answers.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS
Available from Steam.
Disco Elysium – The Final Cut (2019)
“Disco Elysium – The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, App Store, and console stores.
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping (2025)
“You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • (announced for iOS)
Available from GOG, Steam, console and mobile stores.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami (2024)
“Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS • iPadOS • visionOS
Available from GOG, Steam, console and mobile stores.
Expelled! (2025)
“A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone’s blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit – or someone to take the fall – before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven’s Vault and A Highland Song.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • iOS • iPadOS • visionOS
Available from Steam, console and mobile stores.
Foolish Mortals (2025)
“Louisiana, 1933. Thirty years ago an entire wedding suddenly & mysteriously vanished on the island of Devil’s Rock, and with it went the location of the lost treasure of Bellemore Manor. To find it, you might need to die too. A cozy, story-driven, point & click adventure game of the merry & macabre.”
macOS • Windows
macOS version available from Steam.
Other versions also from GOG.
Accompanying big box and goodies available for pre-order from Inklingwood Studios.
Frog Detective Trilogy (2018-2022)
“You’re a detective, and a frog, and it’s time to solve a mystery. Also there’s a wizard. And it’s time to solve a mystery in the wild west.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from Steam, Itch, and console stores.
Kathy Rain: Director’s Cut (2021)
“The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director’s Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • Android • iOS • iPadOS • visionOS
Available from GOG, Steam, console and mobile stores.
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