anata o yurusanai! also silver case and 25th ward have you playing as detectives most of the time, though idk how much they count

428 shibuya scramble?

All added, thanks for the picks.

the hayarigami series, hokkaido serial murders case (the sequel to portopia), d4 too now that i think abt it. maybe deadly premonition 1 and 2? i dont think york and aisha are ever called "detectives" per se but they are federal agents doing what could be called detective work

Deka Voice is a super peculiar and unique one!

OH ok last one (prob not bc theres so many detective games) but the jb harold games too!!! mad i forgot them bc they were so popular

series of famicom detective games based on the work of a japanese mystery novelist
https://www.backloggd.com/games/yamamura-misa-suspense-kyoto-ryuu-no-tera-satsujin-jiken
https://www.backloggd.com/games/yamamura-misa-suspense-kyouto-hana-no-misshitsu-satsujin-jiken
https://www.backloggd.com/games/yamamura-misa-suspense-kyouto-zaiteku-satsujin-jiken

pro yakyuu? satsujin jiken!
takes the piss out of contemporary famicom releases by combining the two most tries and true genres: baseball sims and detective adventure games.

The Mystery Files of Detective Inaba

The Investigation Files of Assistant Arimura too