Episode 26: The Best Detective Games (with Andy Kelly)

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Andy Kelly from PC Gamer joins us to talk through what makes a great detective game, whether it’s a compelling mystery, a certain type of setting or something else. Get a deep dive into the genre, then a heap of recommendations as Andy and Matthew each count down their 5 favourite detective games.

This week’s music is from the LA Noire soundtrack by Andrew Hale, the Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir soundtrack by Kenji Yamamoto, the Return of the Obra Dinn soundtrack by Lucas Pope and the Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations soundtrack by Noriyuki Iwadare.

Matthew

1. Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
2. Ace Attorney Trilogy
3. Disco Elysium
4. Danganronpa
5. Return of the Obra Dinn

Andy

1. Blade Runner
2. Paradise Killer
3. Disco Elysium
4. Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments
5. LA Noire