

A Capcom developed adventure game released exclusively in Japan for the PlayStation. Cursor-selective adventure game. The player takes on the role of a detective transferred from the main police department to investigate a murder on a surrealistic island. The investigation is always accompanied by slapstick jokes. The story progresses by switching between "Investigate" and "Move" modes with the buttons, selecting the object to be investigated with the cursor, and using the items obtained on the object. The difficulty level is low, as at any time by pressing the button, your buddy, Detective Nekonya, will give you hints on how to proceed.

Simulator / Adventure / Historical / Comedy
Neo ATLAS is a reimagining of Artdink's home computer Atlas series, with 32-bit era upgrades to graphics and gameplay. Neo ATLAS is a reimagining of Artdink's home computer Atlas series, with 32-bit era upgrades to graphics and gameplay.

Simulator / Adventure / Comedy / Business
A second, expanded PlayStation iteration of Artdink's Atlas series. You are once again in charge of a trading company headquartered in Lisbon, and tasked by the king with exploring the rest of the world and bringing home the spoils. In addition to the exploration, trading and map creation of the prior game, it adds an "episode" system which is effectively a quest log, as well as changes and updates to the story and quests. Additionally, it improves on the trading system, adding the "trading post" function, which allows the player to choose which product to make in some cities, which allows for more streamlined trading. Just like the prior games, the shape of the world is determined by the player's belief or disbelief in the reports brought in by their admirals, and ultimately influences what is found on the map, and the routes that are available.

The first game in the Jinguuji Saburo series was released on the NES in 1987. The series told the different cases of a 32 years old detective named Saburo Jinguuji out to solve deadly crimes, that is supported by a cast which includes his assistant Yoko Misoni and local police inspector Sanzo Kumano.

The Adventures of Robin Lloyd is a detective adventure game mixed with some action RPG elements, set in 1926 London, You need to get the clues by talking to various people and interact with objects. The game's main character private detective Robin Lloyd, must solve countless mysterious! A key element of this game is its investigation system that lets you study objects that rouse your suspicion by looking at them from below or behind and even turning them upside down at times.

Adventure / Visual Novel / Horror / Mystery
A visual novel adapted from the book Yasoukyoku ("Nocturne") by Jirou Akagawa, which contains two murder mysteries.

Puzzle / Adventure / Visual Novel / Mystery
This debut game from developer Goichi Suda (also known as Suda51) follows the investigation of a series of murders which appear to match the profile of the killer responsible for a high-profile series of government assassinations twenty years prior.

Adventure / Visual Novel / Mystery
Mikagura Shoujo Tanteidan makes use of an inference trigger system in which players have to detect points that need attention or are contradictory during conversations and look for suspicious spots in crime scenes to find out the truth. Have fun playing detective with the Mikagura girl detectives today!

Point-and-click / Adventure / Mystery
The Suiri is a mystery solving adventure game where the player tries to solve 18 different cases. Each cases consists of searching various locations for clues and then making deductions and drawing conclusions. The game is viewed from 1st-person perspective with various zoomed-in areas of interest where player can often interact with in more detail.