Humorous mysteries
Sometimes, we don't necessarily want the challenge of a mystery puzzle to drag us down into the darkness.
So if "doesn't take itself too seriously" is your kind of mystery, or if you simply need a good laugh as a break from the heavy stuff, there's still plenty of mystery-solving fun available in the world of television, movies, tabletop games, and video games.
Whether you're in the mood for a whodunit or a spy thriller, there's something out there to tickle your funny bone, from ridiculous slapsticks, to over-the-top spoofs, to the clever and witty.
Thimbleweed Park
Video game
A haunted hotel, an abandoned circus, a burnt-out pillow factory, a dead body pixelat...
Darkside Detective
Video game
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they i...
Jenny LeClue
Video game
A pocket-sized heroine on a big quest for justice! Jenny is a brilliant young detecti...
Without A Clue
Movie
Suppose for a moment that Dr. Watson was the real brains behind Sherlock Holmes. The ...
Murderville
TV show
Eccentric detective Terry Seattle teams up with clueless celebrity guest stars to inv...
Eureka
TV show
A newly hired Sheriff reports for duty in the small, bucolic Pacific Northwest town o...
Down the Rabbit Hole
Tabletop game
When a string of deaths strikes the Abernathy Retirement Community, your grandfather,...
MicroMacro: Crime City
Tabletop game
Welcome to Crime City – a city with crime lurking around every corner. Deadly secret...
Sam & Max Hit The Road
Video game
Grab your nightstick, squeal like a siren, and Hit the Road with Sam & Max, Freelance...
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Video game
The tale begins as Professor Layton, a true English gentleman and famous archeologist...
Enola Holmes
Movie
When Enola Holmes (Sherlock's sister) discovers that her mother has gone missing on h...
Monk
TV show
He's ingenious, he's phobic, he's obsessive-compulsive. Tony Shalhoub is former polic...
Grim Fandango
Video game
Something's rotten in the land of the dead, and you're being played for a sucker. Mee...
Truberbrook
Video game
Trüberbrook is a thrilling mystery adventure game set in rural Germany in the late 19...
Awkward Guests
Tabletop game
It is night time and you and your criminal investigation colleagues have been summone...
Psych
TV show
Shawn Spencer happens to possess some uncanny powers of observation thanks to his fat...
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Movie
It's 1947 Hollywood, and Eddie Valiant, a down-on-his-luck detective, is hired to fin...
Castle
TV show
Richard "Rick" Castle is a millionaire playboy who recently killed off his main chara...
Murder by Death
Movie
The world's greatest detectives have been invited to dinner. But when murder is on th...