GameOuter WildsCover pending
Outer Wilds
A small solar system becomes an intricate mystery where knowledge, rather than equipment upgrades, gradually changes what the player can achieve.
9.4/ 10 · Pepper Score
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Top 10 Mystery Games
Compelling investigations and questions that make you want to keep looking.
GameDisco ElysiumCover pending
Disco Elysium
A damaged detective investigates a killing while arguing with his own thoughts, blending social observation, humour and extraordinary role-playing dialogue.
9.4/ 10 · Pepper Score
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GameReturn of the Obra DinnCover pending
Return of the Obra Dinn
A mysterious abandoned ship becomes a deduction exercise, asking players to identify its crew through observation rather than guided answers.
9.0/ 10 · Pepper Score
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GameThe Case of the Golden IdolCover pending
The Case of the Golden Idol
A series of strange deaths is reconstructed from detailed scenes, making careful inference more important than reflexes or conventional puzzle manipulation.
8.4/ 10 · Pepper Score
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GameGhost Trick: Phantom DetectiveCover pending
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
A spirit with limited powers manipulates objects to uncover a mystery, pairing ingenious cause-and-effect puzzles with playful, tightly connected storytelling.
8.4/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Mystery
GamePhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and TribulationsCover pending
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations
Courtroom confrontations turn contradictory testimony into lively logic puzzles, supported by expressive characters and interconnected personal stakes.
8.4/ 10 · Pepper Score
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GamePentimentCover pending
Pentiment
An artist’s life intersects with a community’s conflicts, using conversation and historical texture to make an investigation feel socially grounded.
8.2/ 10 · Pepper Score
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GameThe Forgotten CityCover pending
The Forgotten City
A trapped ancient community hides the rules of its recurring disaster, rewarding conversation, investigation and the gradual testing of possibilities.
8.0/ 10 · Pepper Score
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GameL.A. NoireCover pending
L.A. Noire
A detective works cases in postwar Los Angeles, with interviews and crime scenes revealing tensions beneath the city’s polished public image.
7.9/ 10 · Pepper Score
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GameHer StoryCover pending
Her Story
An archive of interview clips becomes a fragmented investigation, where the player’s search terms determine how the story takes shape.
7.8/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Mystery