#Best detective games for android series#
Set in an abandoned American town in the 1990s, you play as a journalist investigating a series of murders, and you really have to use your mind, intuitively piecing clues together, to get any kind of resolution out of it. Many games on this list are really good at simulating being a detective, but cult favourite The Painscreek Killings is one of the few where you actually have to be one.
It's a spiralling conspiratorial thriller, and throws in enough twists and surprises to keep things interesting. In the dystopian Orwell (what else would it be with a title like that) you’re a government agent who’s been given permission to pry into people’s personal lives, digging through private chats, emails, and social media profiles to pin crimes against the state on them. Rather than solving a murder, you're covering one up, and helping Veronica get away with the crime is incredibly satisfying. Cleverly, it's a detective game in reverse. This is the devilish premise of Overboard, a superb interactive fiction game from Inkle, the studio behind 80 Days. Veronica Villensey has murdered her husband in cold blood, and you're going to help her get away with it. And piecing together the story really makes you feel like a detective. This unique freeform structure, combined with understated and believable police interview clips, makes it a bold narrative experiment.
#Best detective games for android archive#
In this stylish FMV adventure you take a non-linear path through a mystery by searching a fragmented archive of video clips-and the story becomes clearer with each one uncovered. This is another entry that isn't strictly a detective game, but has the feel of one. And eventually his story becomes entwined with another, very different playable character. In a rainy Blade Runner-inspired urban setting, it follows cop Azriel Odin as he searches for his missing brother. This cyberpunk adventure is set in the far future, taking place on a distant planet in the Gemini system. Its combination of 3D environments and live-action FMV is extremely 1990s. Murphy, a booze-soaked PI down on his luck, suddenly finds himself on the wrong side of a doomsday cult. With its sleazy jazz soundtrack, gritty monologues, and trenchcoat-wearing hero, Under a Killing Moon is unashamedly an homage to film noir-but set in San Francisco in the future of 2042. There are no ads or in-app purchases, though the game is rated 17+ as there are a few adult themes.Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon (Image credit: Access Software) Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is a premium release, just like the original, and you can snag a copy for $4.99 ( more than the old version). This brings me to the game's monetization.
Five brand new motorcycle designs to unlock and customize the Katmobile with.
Expanded and remixed soundtrack by the original composer, Daniel Kobylarz. Lean back in your chair and take smooth direct control of Kathy, with no messy cursor getting in the way. Streamlined mouse controls with an intuitive single-click interface. Made countless visual improvements, such as more character animations, better lighting/shadows, and extra weather effects. Enlarged game environments to fill up the entire screen without any black bars on the sides. Several new major puzzle chains and many small additions and tweaks of existing puzzles. Extended storyline with a prolonged ending, hundreds of lines of additional dialogue, and multiple new areas to explore. Any way you slice it, this is a solid remaster that does things right. Best of all, physical controllers are supported out of the box. The video doesn't mention that there are also 700+ new lines of dialog, new areas to explore, an expanded soundtrack, and 16:9 background support. There's even a brand-new extended ending for those that already played through the original.
New extended puzzles are in the mix, along with new themes for Kathy's motorcycle, allowing for a bit of customization. The trailer above offers a quick overview of what the newly-released Kathy Rain: Director's Cut has to offer.