The 2017 remaster on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch features updated textures and a few convenience updates that make L.A. Noire an essential crime-drama mystery for aspiring detectives.

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Naturally, the best mystery games rely heavily on narrative, but they offer a range of gameplay experiences ranging from passive to action-packed.

Whether youre looking for a more focused investigative journey or you like a bit of puzzle-solving or combat thrown into the mix, this list of best mystery games runs the gamut of pensive, deliberate discovery and under-pressure decision-making.

Whether youre a Sherlock or Watson, inspect the following games when youre looking for a good mystery to solve.

Disco Elysium (Image credit: ZAUM) Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch If its numerous accolades, not to mention three BAFTAs, arent enough to convince you to try out Disco Elysium, hopefully this humble little list of best mystery games will.

A murder mystery and black comedy, the story kicks off with the player-character blurrily waking from a drunken stupor, only to be told hes in charge of investigating a grizzly murder.

From an isometric perspective, youll guide your detective through his booze-induced amnesia and toward the answer to the games mystery by leveling up and upgrading his deductive skills and navigating different personality traits that develop based on character choice.

Its an immensely complex, innovative ride that never fails to elicit both laughs and suspense.

The Wolf Among Us Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC, iOS, Android Telltales signature formula of pairing deeply thoughtful stories to consequential decision-making is perfectly suited to the mystery genre, and The Wolf Among Us is ample proof of concept.

Here youre tasked with a fairly singular goal: solving a captivating murder case in a fairytale version of New York City, meanwhile keeping fairytale characters and their hidden community a secret from the outside world.

A prequel set in the world of the Fables comics, The Wolf Among might surprise you with its grittiness.

This very noir murder mystery kicks off with a decapitated prostitute setting into motion the events of the game.

Decision-making and the resulting consequences can be agonizing, as often-times its nigh impossible to determine the outcomes of your choices.

But The Wolf Among us manages to surprise at every turn, making it a worthwhile adventure no matter where your decisions take you.

Heavy Rain Available on: PS4, PS3, PC Heavy Rain is what solidified Quantic Dreams founder David Cage as a pioneer of the narrative-driven, interactive game experience.

What would follow from the directors vision ranges from forgettable (Beyond: Two Souls) to genre-defining (Detroit: Become Human), but the since-remastered Heavy Rain remains a must-play for fans of dramatic storytelling and mystery-solving.

In Heavy Rain, the stakes couldnt be higher for protagonist Ethan Mars, who had just lost a son before having another taken from him by the mysterious Origami Killer.

With a fast-moving clock on his sons life, Ethan is forced to endure exhausting, increasingly horrific tests to prove his fatherly determination.

Heavy Rain feels very real - one of my playthroughs resulted in an ending about as wretched as Ive seen in a game.

Needless to say, Ive played through Heavy Rain more than a few times, and you likely will too.

Zero Escape: The Nonary Game Available on: PS4, PC The two games bundled into Zero Escape: The Nonary Games, 999 and Virtues Last Reward, are impressively remastered and shamefully-overlooked 3DS games of utmost storytelling and puzzle-solving quality.

Your quest to disarm the explosive and escape the ship is bloody, regretful, and utterly gripping.

Its sequel, Virtues Last Reward, is a time-bending escalation of the Nonary Game youre forced to play across each games story.

A technical marvel for its time (2011), L.A.

Groundbreaking facial animations considered, L.A.

Noires greatest achievement is making you truly feel like an up-jumped cop in a moody film noir.

The 2017 remaster on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch features updated textures and a few convenience updates that make L.A.

Noire an essential crime-drama mystery for aspiring detectives.

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