As an 80s baby I grew up playing Sierra games on PC and one series my brother and I would play a lot was the Police Quest series (along with Space Quest). I found a website where you could play Sierra games (first one I played was Leisure Suit Larry since I wasn't allowed to play it as a kid) and I am considering doing a replay of the Police Quest games and basically a total retro gaming dive until Starfield and Elder Scrolls 6 comes out (my main gaming at the moment is Modded Skyrim, Sims, and Assassin's Creed Valhalla).
Can anyone recommend any good cop games whether old or new?
Max Payne weren't about solving anything via puzzles but they were all textbook noir detective stories. The older ones are quite dated by now but 3 still holds up even if Max wasn't on the force anymore by then.
Definitely try out the Blade Runner game from way back when. It was very recently remastered on Switch but is also on Steam. The thing is, it's a shitty remaster. Many say the original still looks better.