Detective / mystery DOS games you can play online, free in your browser. All 28 titles here start instantly, with nothing to install.
They span 1986 to 1998 and lean towards adventure, action and role-playing (RPG).
007 James Bond: The Stealth Affair1990 · Adventure
Alone In The Dark 21993 · Action
Ark of Time1997 · Adventure
Black Sect1993 · Adventure
Circle of Blood1996 · Adventure5.0
Conspiracy (Enhanced CD)1994 · Adventure
Cruise for a Corpse1991 · Adventure
Dylan Dog: Murderers1992 · Action
Dylan Dog: Through the Looking Glass1993 · Adventure
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers1993 · Adventure
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis1992 · Adventure5.0
Laura Bow 1: The Colonel's Bequest1989 · Adventure
Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra1992 · Adventure
Polda1998 · Adventure5.0
Police Quest 2: The Vengeance1988 · Adventure
Police Quest 3: The Kindred1991 · Adventure
Police Quest 4: Open Season1993 · Adventure
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel1987 · Adventure
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (SCI Remake)1992 · Adventure
Realms of Arkania III: Shadows over Riva1996 · Role-playing (RPG)
Sam & Max Hit the Road1993 · Adventure
Sherlock Holmes: The Vatican Cameos1986 · Adventure
Teenagent1995 · Adventure
The Last Express1997 · Adventure
The Legacy: Realm of Terror1992 · Role-playing (RPG)
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel1992 · Adventure
Trick or Treat1994 · Adventure
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?1989 · Educational