8 Best Mobile Murder Mystery Games

Halloween is right around the corner, which means there has never been a better time to splurge on horror games! The best kinds of horror games are murder mysteries, and the best kinds of murder mysteries are always on mobile. Keep reading to discover all the best murder mystery games on mobile!

8 Best Mobile Murder Mystery Games

The Last Express

The Last Express is an adventure video game that originally came out for the PC in 1997! This game may be old, but it’s still popular for a reason; The Last Express is one of the most intriguing murder mystery games on the market, let alone for mobile. It’s been consistently described as one of the very best adventure games of all time, and it’s no wonder why!

The Last Express features a complex story full of conspiracy, unpredictable plot twists, and grisly murder, all aboard a luxurious locomotive (The Orient Express)! If you’ve ever wanted to solve a murder aboard one of the most luxurious passenger trains of all time, you definitely need to look into getting The Last Express.

Slaughter Horse

Slaughter Horse is a criminally underrated game that you definitely need to check out immediately, regardless of whether or not you’re into murder mystery games. The premise for this game is a bit silly, but the execution of the plot and the game’s detective elements pull you in and make you forget about the silly premise entirely.

You play as a detective pony (Hector Silvermane) in a My-Little-Pony-inspired world; you must protect a town full of innocent towns-ponies from the evil changelings (and a serial killer named Pinkerella) that are preying on them. You have to figure out which ponies are innocent and which are secretly evil, with only your wits and detective skills to guide you!

Duskwood

Duskwood is an incredibly popular interactive fiction game available in most mobile e-shops. Duskwood is a text adventure game, which means most of the gameplay is based on in-game texting that determines the fate of the character’s relationships and the outcome of the story.

The game begins with the disappearance of a young woman named Hannah; it’s been 72 hours since her disappearance, with no leads or clues about what could have happened. Out of nowhere, Hannah’s worried friends suddenly receive a text from Hannah’s phone, but instead of an SOS message, all they get is a phone number… your phone number! Help her friends find the killer before the killer finds you!

I Am Innocent

I Am Innocent has to be one of the most popular mobile murder mystery games of all time; this game, like Duskwood, is a texting game, where you have to find the murderer and solve the mystery through texting in-game characters.

You have to investigate a series of grisly murders with young teenagers as the victims; if that wasn’t bad enough, you soon realize that these murders are somehow related to the mysterious disappearance of your sister from many years ago. Finding the killer will finally put a stop to these horrible murders, and possibly even solve the mystery of what happened to your poor sister all those years ago!

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The Arcana

The Arcana is a bit different than the other games on this list; it’s a thrilling murder mystery, but it’s also a romance game. If horror, mystery, and romance all sound like a good genre cocktail to you, you should definitely check out The Arcana. The Arcana’s story begins with you, a young tarot card reader, waking up in a magic shop with little to no memory!

A mysterious (but gorgeous!) stranger enters your shop demanding a card reading; they’re intrigued by your magic skills and make a request of you: help them discover who murdered their husband! The mysterious stranger happens to be Vesuvia’s (the land in which you live) beloved Countess, hungry for answers. In addition to solving the mystery of your lacking memory, you must also solve the mystery of who murdered Vesuvia’s beloved Count Lucio!

Homicide Squad

Homicide Squad is a point-and-click puzzle game that’s perfect for idle gamers who happen to love murder mysteries. This game is full of brainteasers and puzzles that will leave you pondering for days; if you love games that make you think, you should definitely get Homicide Squad on your phone or tablet.

In Homicide Squad, you play a brilliant detective just trying to get by in a big, murder-filled city. Horrifying homicides have been reported all over New York City, and it’s up to you to help solve them! You’ll need to solve riddles and puzzles, find hidden clues, and investigate shady characters to catch the twisted killers!

Mysterium: A Psychic Clue Game

Mysterium is a mobile murder mystery game based on a famous board game! Mysterium: A Psychic Clue Game takes all the terrifying features and mystery that you remember from the board game, and crams them all into a conveniently mobile-optimized murder mystery game!

Mysterium is an interactive, cooperative deduction game set in the 1920s. Not only is this game about catching killers, but it’s also about ghosts! You play as a psychic (or as a ghost) who communicates with ghosts to solve grisly murders, what could be more engaging than that? You can play this game solo with intelligent AI partners, or with up to 7 friends! Solve mysteries, talk to ghosts, and catch twisted killers in Mysterium!

Nobodies: Murder Cleaner

This game isn’t as mysterious as the other games, but it’s definitely got enough murder to satisfy your murder-mystery cravings. Nobodies is another point-and-click horror game where you must find hidden clues and evidence; instead of solving murders, however, you’re helping cover them up!

In Nobodies, you work as a “cleaner” for a government counter-terrorist organization. To keep this organization a secret, you have to clean up various government-sanctioned murders and get paid handsomely to do it! You have to get rid of mangled bodies, destroy all damning evidence, and leave no traces! If you like games packed with puzzles and mystery, you need to check out Nobodies: Murder Cleaner!

Halloween is right around the corner, so there has never been a better time to splurge on horror games! If you love playing horror games and want to get into the Halloween spirit, check out all the other terrifying games strongly recommended by GamerJournalist!