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2025PC · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

24 games that share what Detective Dotson does well: funny, point and click and side-scrolling. 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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  • Lil' Guardsman

    2024PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Comedy, point and click

    Critics
    82
    Metacritic
    Players
    93%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $3.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • McPixel 3

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

    Comedy, pixel art

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~7h
    IGDB

    $1.99was $9.99Historical low

    Best PC price · GamesPlanet US · $0.27/hr

  • Tangle Tower

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

    Investigation, detective

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~6h
    IGDB

    $3.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.64/hr

  • Full Throttle

    1995PC

    Point and click, funny

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    83%
    IGDB
    To beat
    unknown

    No price yet

  • Return to Monkey Island

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

    Comedy, point and click

    Critics
    87
    Metacritic
    Players
    91%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~14h
    IGDB

    $6.24was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Nuuvem · $0.44/hr

    In PS Plus

  • Tsioque

    2018PC

    Mystery, comedy

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~5h
    IGDB

    $6.29was $13.99−55%

    Best PC price · Steam · $1.21/hr

  • Grim Fandango

    1998PC

    Point and click, funny

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    86%
    IGDB
    To beat
    unknown

    No price yet

  • Agatha Knife

    2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Comedy, point and click

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    93%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $4.07was $11.99−66%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Simon the Sorcerer

    1993PC · iOS · Android

    Point and click, funny

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    4.5/5
    App Store
    To beat
    unknown

    No price yet

  • Pilgrims

    2019PC · Switch · iOS · Android

    Nonlinear, comedy

    Critics
    78
    Metacritic
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~2h
    IGDB

    $2.09was $6.99−70%

    Best PC price · Steam · $1.05/hr

  • Return of the Tentacle

    2018PC

    Point and click, funny

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    88%
    IGDB
    To beat
    ~3h
    IGDB

    No price yet

  • Thimbleweed Park

    2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Detective, mystery

    Critics
    84
    Metacritic
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~11h
    IGDB

    $6.99was $19.99−65%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.65/hr

  • Cats Organized Neatly

    2020PC · Switch

    Wholesome, cozy

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $0.98was $2.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Puzzle Agent 2

    2011PC · iOS

    Interactive fiction, detective

    Critics
    63
    Metacritic
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~4h
    IGDB

    $1.49was $9.99−85%

    Best PC price · WinGameStore · $0.40/hr

  • Dispatch

    2025PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Episodic, comedy

    Critics
    87
    Metacritic
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~9h
    IGDB

    $23.99was $29.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $2.54/hr

  • Toonstruck

    1996PC

    Hidden object, comedy

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~6h
    IGDB

    $9.99

    Best PC price · Epic Game Store · $1.60/hr

  • Broken Age

    2014PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Episodic, comedy

    Critics
    73
    Metacritic
    Players
    83%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~10h
    IGDB

    $2.99was $14.99−80%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.30/hr

    In Game Pass

  • Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

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

    Detective, mystery

    Critics
    90
    Metacritic
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~14h
    IGDB

    $9.89was $29.99−67%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.71/hr

  • Unforeseen Incidents

    2018PC · Switch

    Interactive fiction, detective

    Critics
    80
    Metacritic
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~7h
    IGDB

    $11.99was $19.99−40%

    Best PC price · Steam · $1.71/hr

  • The Low Road

    2017PC · Switch

    Investigation, detective

    Critics
    72
    Metacritic
    Players
    74%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $5.24was $14.99−65%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • McPixel

    2012PC · iOS · Android

    Comedy, pixel art

    Critics
    76
    Metacritic
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~2h
    IGDB

    $1.09was $4.99−78%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.50/hr