Best Mystery Games

NXTO's catalog has 652 mystery games. These 30 rank highest once player ratings, Metacritic scores and Steam reviews are combined. The top three: Tactical Breach Wizards, What Remains of Edith Finch and Journey.

How it's ranked: a blend of RAWG player ratings, Metacritic and Steam reviews, adjusted so games with very few ratings can't outrank well-proven ones. Times are average player-reported playtime, so treat them as rough guides.

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   Tactical Breach Wizards

   Indie, StrategyPC ★ 4.5/5~6 h avg. playtime
2. 2
   

   What Remains of Edith Finch

   2017Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~2.1 h to beat
3. 3
   

   Journey

   2012Family, IndiePC, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~2 h to beat
4. 4
   

   Monument Valley

   2014Casual, AdventurePC ★ 4.5/5~1 h avg. playtime
5. 5
   

   Gorogoa

   2017Casual, IndiePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5~2 h avg. playtime
6. 6
   

   The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

   2022Casual, IndiePC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~2.1 h to beat
7. 7
   

   Return Of The Obra Dinn

   2018Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~8.2 h to beat
8. 8
   

   The Wolf Among Us

   2013AdventurePC, PS4, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~8.6 h to beat
9. 9
   

   Outer Wilds

   2019Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~17.1 h to beat
10. 10
    

    STEINS;GATE

    2009Adventure, RPGPC ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
11. 11
    

    Lost in Play

    2022Casual, IndiePC, PS5, PS4 ★ 4.4/5~3 h avg. playtime
12. 12
    

    Before Your Eyes

    2021Indie, AdventurePC ★ 4.4/5~2 h avg. playtime
13. 13
    

    The Room Three

    2015Indie, AdventurePC ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
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    Chants of Sennaar

    2023Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~9.1 h to beat
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    Hypnospace Outlaw

    2015SimulationPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5~3 h avg. playtime
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    Impostor Factory

    2021Adventure, RPGPC ★ 4.4/5~4 h avg. playtime
17. 17
    

    Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

    2012Casual, AdventurePC, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~33.6 h to beat
18. 18
    

    Later Alligator

    2019Indie, AdventurePC, Switch ★ 4.4/5~2 h avg. playtime
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    The Room Two

    2013Indie, PuzzlePC ★ 4.4/5~4 h avg. playtime
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    The House in Fata Morgana

    2016Adventure, HorrorPC, Switch ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
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    Night in the Woods

    2017Adventure, HorrorPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~8.9 h to beat
22. 22
    

    The Room 4: Old Sins

    2018Adventure, PuzzlePC ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
23. 23
    

    Dredge

    2023Adventure, RPGPC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~9.7 h to beat
24. 24
    

    GHOST TRICK: Phantom Detective

    2010Adventure, Action ★ 4.4/5~1 h avg. playtime
25. 25
    

    Monument Valley 2

    2017Casual, AdventurePC ★ 4.4/5~2 h avg. playtime
26. 26
    

    A Space for the Unbound

    2023Indie, AdventurePC, Switch ★ 4.4/5~4 h avg. playtime
27. 27
    

    The Talos Principle 2

    2023Adventure, ActionPC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.4/5~10 h avg. playtime
28. 28
    

    Signalis

    2022Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~9.2 h to beat
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    Cube Escape Collection

    2020Indie, AdventurePC ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
30. 30
    

    The Forgotten City

    2021Indie, AdventurePC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.3/5~7 h avg. playtime

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