The Best Detective Games for Nintendo Switch
By Mia Lopez
Update : Kona II: Brume added at rank #44.
Here are our 10 Best Detective Games for Nintendo Switch:Hypnospace Outlaw (2019)
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Hypnospace Outlaw is a unique game that takes you to the world of the early internet circa 1999. As an assigned moderator of the Hypnospace community, you have to investigate unapproved commerce, strike down images and links with copyright infringement and page through personal blogs and projects. You will explore a web browser as well as a customizable desktop with programs and documents, while having to scan for references and redirects.
What we like:
- Unique game setting in the early internet
- Investigative detective work
- Engaging storyline
- Eye-searing kitsch comedy
- Built with consistent world elements
- Limited color palette
- Grainy pixelated artwork
- detective
- alternate
- conspiracy
- simulation
- parody
- funny
- online
- puzzle
- 1990s
Chicken Police (2020)
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Chicken Police - Paint it RED! is an off-kilter adventure game and visual novel that takes you to the city of Clawville as private detective Sonny Featherland and his partner, Marty MacChicken investigate a case. Follow them as they meet the denizens of the seedy underbelly, interrogate suspects and investigate crime scenes in this hard-boiled noir.
What we like:
- Smoothly running game
- Well-made
- Excellent story supported by good voice acting
- No-longer weird seeing animal heads on human bodies
- Initial weirdness of seeing animal heads on human bodies
- Minimal action with only occasional minigames
- detective
- visual-novel
- noir
- mystery
- point-and-click
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code (2023)
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Nintendo Switch
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code is a visually stunning and engaging mystery adventure game that combines Danganronpa's art style with a noir atmosphere. Solve murder mysteries in the rain-soaked city of Kanai Ward, accompanied by a mischievous ghost partner. Uncover clues, examine evidence, and unravel unexpected twists in this standout experience. A must-play for fans of the genre.
What we like:
- Visually stunning
- Engaging gameplay
- Unexpected twists
- Colorful cast of characters
- Some underwhelming chapters
- detective
- mystery
- crime
- detective-in-training
- visual-novel
- anime
- narrative
GHOST TRICK: Phantom Detective (2023)
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In Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, you're a ghost solving your own murder mystery before sunrise. With time manipulation, object possession, and mind-bending puzzles, you'll uncover a story full of twists and turns. This HD remaster offers an upgraded visual experience, new music arrangements, and a gallery of artwork, making it the ultimate version of this classic adventure.
What we like:
- Engaging story with satisfying twists
- Endearing, unique characters
- Fantastic art style and graphic upgrades
- Fun voice acting
- Intriguing puzzle-solving mechanics
- Puzzles can be frustrating and require trial-and-error
- Unhelpful hint system
- Lack of bonus content
- puzzle
- mystery
- detective
- cult
- adventure
- narrative
- supernatural
- classic
- assassin
Inspector Waffles (2021)
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Join Inspector Waffles, a jaded and witty feline detective as he attempts to solve the murder of Fluffy, beloved owner of Fluffy Box Furniture. Interrogate suspects, investigate leads and combine inventory items in the charming pixel art world of Cat Town. Enjoy sharp writing, a likeable cast of characters and enjoyable puzzles as you try to solve the case by any means necessary!
What we like:
- Sharp writing
- Likeable cast of characters
- Charming pixel art presentation
- Enjoyable puzzles
- Clever hint system
- Short game length
- Can't just drag objects onto characters during conversations
- detective
- pixel
- point-and-click
- mystery
- noir
- dog
- cats
- crime
- investigation
- narration
- classic
- funny
- old-school
- thriller
BROK the InvestiGator (2022)
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BROK the InvestiGator is an adventure game set in a futuristic cyberpunk city where humans have been replaced by animals and robots. Join Brok, a former boxer turned private detective, as he attempts to uncover a sinister plot while struggling with parenthood and providing for his deceased wife's son. Experience the fusion of point-and-click adventure and beat 'em up gameplay styles as you explore your surroundings, talk to NPCs and solve puzzles.
What we like:
- Fully voiced cast
- Seamless fusion of point-and-click and beat 'em up genres
- Relatable story with heartfelt moments
- Sherlock Holmes-esque interrogation sequences
- Multiple endings for replayability
- Some puzzles are too simple to work out
- Some sequences drag on too long serving little purpose outside of padding out the runtime
- point-and-click
- detective
- beat-em-up
- cyberpunk
- dystopian
- adventure
- soundtrack
- choices
- investigation
- futuristic
- fight
- mystery
- cartoony
- puzzle
- post-apocalyptic
Overboard! (2021)
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Overboard! is an exciting mystery game where you play as Veronica Villensey, a 1930s femme fatale who throws her husband overboard on a boat eight hours away from New York. You must help her get away with her crime by getting her off the boat scot-free when it docks. With visuals and music that evoke the 1930s, and the ability to direct your own story with multiple endings, this game is sure to keep you entertained.
What we like:
- Open world visual novel gameplay
- Multiple endings
- Replayable
- Short playthroughs
- Fun 1930s visuals & music
- Short playthrough times may be a con for some players
- visual-novel
- crime
- mystery
- choices
- detective
- narrative
- fiction
- comedy
- novel
- interactive
- adventure
- conversation
- sailing
- cover
- puzzle
Chinatown Detective Agency (2022)
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Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
- detective
- point-and-click
- noir
- investigation
- mystery
- trivia
- cyberpunk
- dystopian
- crime
- pixel
- economy
- multiple-endings
- story
- dark
- puzzle
Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders (2019)
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A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.
- detective
- point-and-click
- conversation
- historical
- investigation
- pixel
- fiction
- interactive
- minimalist
- mystery
- thriller
- linear
- narrative
- story
- crime
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes And Punishments (2014)
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Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
- detective
- crime
- mystery
- adventure
- puzzle
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