1. “Condemned: Criminal Origins” – In this first-person psychological horror, players embody a crime scene investigator using a variety of tools to collect evidence and solve puzzle
s related to a series of grim murders.
2. “Heavy Rain” – A noir-thriller game where players control multiple characters who are dealing with a serial killer. Forensic aspect includes collecting clues, reconstructing the
crime scene, and making deductions.
3. “L.A. Noire” – Developed by Rockstar Games, this game places players in the shoes of a detective in post-war Los Angeles. Gameplay involves examining crime scenes to collect evid
ence, interrogating suspects, and making deductions.
4. “Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments” – Players take on the role of Sherlock Holmes himself, collecting evidence at crime scenes, recreating events, and making conclusions us
ing Holmes’ ‘deduction board’.
5. “Deadly Premonition” – This open-world game combines survival horror with crime investigation. Players search for clues, conduct autopsies, and decrypt messages to solve a murder
mystery.
6. “Her Story” – A unique interactive movie video game, where players search and sort through a database of video clips from fictional police interviews to deduce the events of a cr
ime.
7. “Return of the Obra Dinn” – A first-person mystery adventure video game, in which the player, as an investigator, must deduce the fates of the crew of the titular ship using a Me
mento Mortem stopwatch to witness the moments of their deaths.
8. “Among Us” – This popular online multiplayer game includes elements of forensic gameplay such as determining who’s telling the truth during group discussions based on available e
vidence and player reactions.
9. “The Wolf Among Us” – In this choice-driven, narrative game, players have to investigate crimes scenes, gather clues and question suspects.
10. “Murdered: Soul Suspect” – This supernatural detective thriller allows the players to play as a ghost detective who solves his own murder.
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Video games that have forensic tools