Equally essential, all these games are equipped with thrilling themes, gruesome cases, and disturbing mysteries.

And behind every complicated murder, is an adequately equipped and thorough detective.

It already sets up a sinister storyline, however, it gets grimmer.

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The main motive comes into play when the Origami Killer flees off with the protagonists' son.

Heavy Rainhas been praised for its visuals, writing, voice acting, music, and highly emotional storyline.

Which, is really in-depth and has an extensive backstory, that brings the game’s narrative to life.

Heavy Rain PS4 Trailer (2016)

The Wolf Among Ushas a distinct noir feel to it, which works well with the comic style.

This alone pushes the story and your desire to discover who the culprit is.

If you’re being steered away fromReturn of the Obra Dinnfor its graphic style, don’t be.

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It’s actually for this reason the game has received nearly perfect scores.

This is because the game actually contains no actual fighting whatsoever.

But don’t let that turn you away just yet.

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Instead,Disco Elysiumworks to resolve issues and events in the game through skill checks and dialogue trees.

This is where the RPG aspect comes into play and is developed further by the Thought Cabinet.

This represents the protagonist’s ideologies and personality traits.

Disco Elysium: Final Cut Trailer | Game Awards 2020

L.A. Noire

The quintessential game of murder mysteries is no other thanL.A.

Set in 1947 Los Angeles, you play a young detective who has just newly joined the force.

Almost every case you get inL.A.

L.A. Noire 4K Trailer

Noireis a classic old-timey murder mystery with a shocking motive behind it.

Noirepaved the path for murder mystery games, with every game on this list coming after its release.

As a result, each game in this list can thankL.A.

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Noirefor being a first of its kind and giving inspiration for the others to follow.

For all these reasons,L.A.

Noireis the go-to game if you are in need of many murder mysteries.

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