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24 games that share what Desktop Explorer does well: thriller, puzzles and mystery. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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  • The Operator

    2024PC · Switch

    Investigation, interactive fiction

    Critics
    78
    Metacritic
    Players
    91%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~4h
    IGDB

    $9.09was $13.99−35%

    Best PC price · GreenManGaming · $2.60/hr

  • Outer Wilds

    2019PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Mystery, psychological horror

    Critics
    85
    Metacritic
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~19h
    IGDB

    $11.78was $24.99−53%

    Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.62/hr

  • The Mortuary Assistant

    2022PC · Switch

    Thriller, mystery

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~5h
    IGDB

    $14.99was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $3/hr

  • No One Lives Under the Lighthouse

    2020PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Thriller, mystery

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    86%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~3h
    IGDB

    $1.74was $6.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.70/hr

  • Observation

    2019PC · PS · Xbox

    Thriller, mystery

    Critics
    79
    Metacritic
    Players
    78%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~6h
    IGDB

    $5.88was $23.50−75%

    Best PC price · GamesPlanet FR · $1.03/hr

  • The Painscreek Killings

    2017PC

    Investigation, detective

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $7.99was $19.99−60%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Hypnospace Outlaw

    2019PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Interactive fiction, detective

    Critics
    83
    Metacritic
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~12h
    IGDB

    $4.99was $19.99−75%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.42/hr

  • Scene Investigators

    2023PC

    Investigation, detective

    Critics
    76
    Metacritic
    Players
    74%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $12.49was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • The Last Case of John Morley

    2025PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Investigation, interactive fiction

    Critics
    67
    Metacritic
    Players
    76%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~3h
    IGDB

    $9.74was $12.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $3.25/hr

  • Norco

    2022PC · PS · Xbox

    Investigation, point & click

    Critics
    89
    Metacritic
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~6h
    IGDB

    $4.16was $14.99−72%

    Best PC price · GreenManGaming · $0.65/hr

  • Papers, Please

    2013PC · iOS · Android

    Thriller, point & click

    Critics
    85
    Metacritic
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~6h
    IGDB

    $9.99

    Best PC price · Humble Store · $1.61/hr

  • Buddy Simulator 1984

    2021PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Text-Based, interactive fiction

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    93%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~6h
    IGDB

    $9.99

    Best PC price · GOG · $1.67/hr

  • Forensics: Crime Scene Detective

    2026PC · PS · Xbox

    Investigation, detective

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    63%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~7h
    IGDB

    $18.74was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $2.68/hr

  • Blue Prince

    2025PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Investigation, mystery

    Critics
    92
    Metacritic
    Players
    85%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~22h
    IGDB

    $15.11was $29.99Historical low

    Best PC price · GreenManGaming · $0.70/hr

    In Game Pass · PS Plus

  • The Roottrees Are Dead

    2025PC

    Investigation, interactive fiction

    Critics
    86
    Metacritic
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~13h
    IGDB

    $14.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $1.15/hr

  • The Exit 8

    2023PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Immersive sim, mystery

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    93%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~2h
    IGDB

    $2.79was $3.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $1.40/hr

    In PS Plus

  • Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins

    2021PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Text-Based, investigation

    Critics
    81
    Metacritic
    Players
    91%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~3h
    IGDB

    $2.39was $5.99−60%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.80/hr

  • Telling Lies

    2019PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS

    Investigation, interactive fiction

    Critics
    84
    Metacritic
    Players
    62%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~3h
    IGDB

    $4.99was $19.99−75%

    Best PC price · Steam · $1.66/hr

  • The Occupation

    2019PC · PS · Xbox

    Investigation, detective

    Critics
    68
    Metacritic
    Players
    67%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $8.99was $29.99−70%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • 7 Days to End with You

    2022PC · Switch · Android

    Text-Based, investigation

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~3h
    IGDB

    $5.59was $7.99−30%

    Best PC price · Steam · $1.86/hr

  • Strange Horticulture

    2022PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Investigation, detective

    Critics
    83
    Metacritic
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~7h
    IGDB

    $4.79was $15.99−70%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.66/hr

  • Multiplayer

    We Were Here Too

    2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Investigation, thriller

    Critics
    69
    Metacritic
    Players
    78%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~2h
    IGDB

    $0.82was $9.99Historical low

    Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.41/hr