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If you are in the mood for mystery, but don’t have the guts to face out killers in the real world, no need to dampen your sleuth spirits! Like always, video-games do have a solution to this dilemma of yours as well. For gamers who always wanted to poke into other’s businesses, what’s better than to play a nosy detective in a game and live out your secret fantasy life! Though detective games are not as hard-selling as action or racing games, they do have their strong set of followers, and have some truly amazing zingers under their kitty.Here are ten games that cool let you utilize the best puzzle-solving skills in you, and turn you into a hot-shot detective in an instant. Happy solving, amigos!
#10 Shenmue
Though Shenmue is an open world action adventure game, it also has elements of mystery mired in its narrative. You play Ryo Hazuki, who is in the hunt for a few evil men to avenge the killing of his father. He interrogates people, searches for clues at various places like markets, red-light districts, restaurants etc. He is also a martial arts expert, thereby setting up scenarios when you can bash up the bad guys. The slow-setting can be a deterrent, but otherwise a really engaging experience.
#9 Hotel Dusk: Room 215
If you love noir and puzzle-solving, this is one of the best games to get your hands and brains on. Though it is not as well-known as it deserves to be, the mystery work of the protagonist, Kyle Hyde, will keep you fairly engrossed. The setting and the narrative are not something you come across in a normal game. And what do you have to solve? The mystery behind a hotel room that supposedly grants wishes! That’s one weird case that I would never like to officially put on file!
#8 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
If you are in the mood for legal thrillers, seek no far than this little gem. I always loved to play an attorney, and this games allows you to be one , as you get to study about your cases, bring up the evidences and work your best to protect the ones who has paid you to save their necks. The game works pretty well, ‘cos of the real-life situations, some intense proceedings, and humor to pepper up the narrative. Defending criminals has never been so much fun!
#7 Danganronpa
If you are a fan of movies such as Hunger Games, and Battle Royale, and also some sense of mystery, this game is for you. This another import from Japan has pretty interesting premise – a group of 14 students are forced to stay in an abandoned school, where one of them is murdered and others have to guess who the murderer is, in order to graduate. Seriously, I can’t fathom the twisted and devious ways these Japanese game-makers brains go in thinking of on how to spice up their next game.
#6 Black Mirror
Here, you have a game that lets you explore the sprawling confines of a huge shadowy mansion, while letting you be a detective. You play Samuel Gordon, who inherits a manor from his grandfather, who dies under mysterious circumstances. As you start living there, you realise there is something more to this castle, and the demise of your grandpa, that you start looking for things you are not supposed to look into. And if I had forgotten to mention this, there is dark magic at play as well. Dude, what did you expect when you got a decaying manor as inheritance? Disneyland?
#5 Alan Wake
A very critically acclaimed game, Alan Wake has doses of mystery, adventure and action in generous proportions. You play a writer who has the bad luck of moving into a new town where everything is not looking quite right. One night, your wife goes missing and, like in any damn thriller, you are the number one suspect in the police radar. And then you…Okay, you know where this goes…Good luck saving your wife…and life!!!
#4 Harvester
When this was released in 1996, it was infamous for its high violent content and truly dark atmosphere. Since Left4Dead was just a few years away, I can understand the hue and cry over this one. You play Steve, who wakes up in a strange town called Harvest, with a case of amnesia (Clearly, not a great sign!). With a storyline that deserves the attention of David Fincher, you have to pick up the pieces of your missing life, and find out what the hell is going around in a town filled with strange characters. This one is a must-try, if you like crazy dark thrillers, with an element of mystery.
#3 Heavy Rain
A near-masterpiece, Heavy Rain is well-known for its complex character-driven narrative and a convoluted conclusion. You get the chance to play multiple protagonists with a single aim – to catch the Origami killer. There are plenty of opportunities for you to take wrong decisions that could let you killed, and even the entire sect of heroes get killed, and let the killer escape. So be very careful about what you say and do…By the way, some of the scenes were too heavy on the emotional quotient that it was like watching True Detective all over again…Or was it the other way?
#2 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
You are Sherlock Holmes! That’s a reason enough to give this one a try. So, if you are some alien finding its way back home or Alia Bhatt and totally oblivious of who he is, let me give you a quick tidbit about this character – he is one damn helluva of a sleuth. Created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, you have the fortune to play the best detective in town and solve six different murders, through various interrogations, disguises, lab experiments and even some action. And you have Watson for some company as well!
#1 LA Noire
One of the finest games to hit our consoles in the recent years, the game certainly stand up to its title. Set in the post-war LA, you play a rookie detective who has to work the hard way up the ranks by solving some ingenious crimes and getting involved in some nerve-racking quests. This game has everything going for it – be it the amazing visuals, the perfect voice casting and letting us play the role of a detective so real-life. For a game that actually allow us to crack cases based on people’s body gestures and facial expressions, this is a clear winner.
