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mystery adventure

285 mystery adventure games mapped by what they actually test - the shape underneath the genre label.

mystery adventure for beginners

Execution ≤ 3/10 - the hands aren't the bottleneck here.

Firewatch cover art

Firewatch

Light / Casual · narrative mystery

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Firewatch
The Wolf Among Us cover art

The Wolf Among Us

Pure Optimization · detective adventure

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The Wolf Among Us
L.A. Noire cover art

L.A. Noire

Systems & Chaos · detective adventure

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L.A. Noire
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter cover art

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Light / Casual · first-person mystery

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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Hardest mystery adventure

Execution or Optimization ≥ 7/10 - the steepest skill ceiling in the category.

Outer Wilds cover art

Outer Wilds

Pure Optimization · exploration mystery

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Outer Wilds
The Forgotten City cover art

The Forgotten City

Pure Optimization · time-loop mystery

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The Forgotten City
Paradise Killer cover art

Paradise Killer

Pure Optimization · detective adventure

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Paradise Killer
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping cover art

Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

Pure Optimization · deduction mystery

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Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

Top 60 mystery adventure

Firewatch cover art

Firewatch

Light / Casual · narrative mystery

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Firewatch
The Wolf Among Us cover art

The Wolf Among Us

Pure Optimization · detective adventure

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The Wolf Among Us
L.A. Noire cover art
+1 edition

L.A. Noire

Systems & Chaos · detective adventure

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L.A. Noire
Outer Wilds cover art

Outer Wilds

Pure Optimization · exploration mystery

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Outer Wilds
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter cover art

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Light / Casual · first-person mystery

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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Murdered: Soul Suspect cover art

Murdered: Soul Suspect

Systems & Chaos · detective adventure

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Murdered: Soul Suspect
Phasmophobia cover art

Phasmophobia

Systems & Chaos · horror investigation

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Phasmophobia
Luigi's Mansion 3 cover art
+3 editions

Luigi's Mansion 3

Practiced Mastery · ghost-hunting adventure

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Luigi's Mansion 3
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened cover art
+10 editions

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened

Systems & Chaos · detective adventure

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Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
The Forgotten City cover art

The Forgotten City

Pure Optimization · time-loop mystery

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The Forgotten City
Call of Cthulhu cover art

Call of Cthulhu

Light / Casual · horror investigation

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Call of Cthulhu
Tell Me Why cover art

Tell Me Why

Pure Optimization · narrative mystery

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Tell Me Why
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney cover art

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

Pure Optimization · courtroom adventure

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Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Pentiment cover art

Pentiment

Systems & Chaos · narrative mystery

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Pentiment
Gemini Rue cover art

Gemini Rue

Pure Optimization · sci-fi noir adventure

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Gemini Rue
Nobody Wants to Die cover art

Nobody Wants to Die

Light / Casual · narrative detective adventure

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Nobody Wants to Die
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 cover art

Hotel Dusk: Room 215

Pure Optimization · mystery adventure

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Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Blacksad: Under the Skin cover art

Blacksad: Under the Skin

Systems & Chaos · narrative detective adventure

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Blacksad: Under the Skin
The Blackwell Legacy cover art

The Blackwell Legacy

Pure Optimization · supernatural mystery adventure

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The Blackwell Legacy
Telling Lies cover art

Telling Lies

Pure Optimization · FMV investigation

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Telling Lies
The Suicide of Rachel Foster cover art

The Suicide of Rachel Foster

Light / Casual · first-person mystery

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The Suicide of Rachel Foster
Twin Mirror cover art

Twin Mirror

Light / Casual · narrative detective adventure

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Twin Mirror
Kathy Rain cover art

Kathy Rain

Pure Optimization · mystery adventure

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Kathy Rain
Paradise Killer cover art

Paradise Killer

Pure Optimization · detective adventure

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Paradise Killer
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney cover art
+3 editions

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Pure Optimization · courtroom adventure

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Hypnospace Outlaw cover art

Hypnospace Outlaw

Pure Optimization · internet mystery sim

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Hypnospace Outlaw
Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot - The London Case cover art
+3 editions

Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot - The London Case

Pure Optimization · detective adventure

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Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot - The London Case
Batman: Arkham VR cover art

Batman: Arkham VR

Practiced Mastery · VR detective experience

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Batman: Arkham VR
Draugen cover art

Draugen

Light / Casual · first-person mystery

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Draugen
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Omensight

Practiced Mastery · action murder mystery

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Omensight
Hidden Agenda cover art

Hidden Agenda

Bluff & Deduction · interactive crime drama

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Hidden Agenda
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1 cover art

D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1

Systems & Chaos · episodic mystery adventure

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D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1
Still Life 2 cover art

Still Life 2

Light / Casual · detective adventure

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Still Life 2
Post Mortem cover art

Post Mortem

Pure Optimization · detective adventure

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Post Mortem
Observer: System Redux cover art

Observer: System Redux

Pure Optimization · cyberpunk horror investigation

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Observer: System Redux
The Silver Case cover art

The Silver Case

Systems & Chaos · detective adventure

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The Silver Case
Enigma of Fear cover art

Enigma of Fear

Systems & Chaos · horror investigation

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Enigma of Fear
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux cover art

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux

Light / Casual · walking mystery

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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned cover art

Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned

Systems & Chaos · mystery adventure

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Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
The Painscreek Killings cover art

The Painscreek Killings

Systems & Chaos · investigation mystery

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The Painscreek Killings
Card Shark cover art

Card Shark

Practiced Mastery · card cheating adventure

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Card Shark
Discworld Noir cover art

Discworld Noir

Systems & Chaos · noir detective adventure

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Discworld Noir
Tangle Tower cover art

Tangle Tower

Pure Optimization · detective adventure

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Tangle Tower
Scratches cover art

Scratches

Pure Optimization · horror mystery adventure

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Scratches
Jenny LeClue: Detectivu cover art

Jenny LeClue: Detectivu

Systems & Chaos · detective adventure

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Jenny LeClue: Detectivu
Lacuna cover art

Lacuna

Systems & Chaos · noir deduction adventure

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Lacuna
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping cover art
+1 edition

Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

Pure Optimization · deduction mystery

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Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
Chicken Police cover art

Chicken Police

Systems & Chaos · noir adventure

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Chicken Police
Unheard cover art

Unheard

Systems & Chaos · audio detective puzzle

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Unheard
Echo Night cover art

Echo Night

Pure Optimization · mystery adventure

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Echo Night
CSI: Deadly Intent cover art
+5 editions

CSI: Deadly Intent

Pure Optimization · investigation adventure

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CSI: Deadly Intent
A Case of Distrust cover art

A Case of Distrust

Systems & Chaos · detective adventure

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A Case of Distrust
Home Safety Hotline cover art

Home Safety Hotline

Systems & Chaos · horror investigation

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Home Safety Hotline
Time Hollow cover art

Time Hollow

Systems & Chaos · mystery adventure

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Time Hollow
Lamplight City cover art

Lamplight City

Systems & Chaos · detective adventure

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Lamplight City
Who's Lila? cover art

Who's Lila?

Systems & Chaos · occult mystery adventure

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Who's Lila?
Nancy Drew: Midnight in Salem cover art
+24 editions

Nancy Drew: Midnight in Salem

Pure Optimization · mystery adventure

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Nancy Drew: Midnight in Salem
Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story cover art

Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story

Systems & Chaos · narrative investigation

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Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story
Detective Pikachu cover art

Detective Pikachu

Systems & Chaos · detective adventure

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Detective Pikachu
Replica cover art

Replica

Systems & Chaos · narrative investigation

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Replica