Dark brutal detective hidden gems
Death scenes in these cases are raw, and the detective work stays close to the violence. You press a suspect about killings where bodies were cut apart in It was a human., track a masked murderer with a tired detective and a new partner in The Skin Stapler, and turn a missing-person job into street fights and boss battles in MOUSE: P.I. For Hire. These hidden gems pair clue reading and interrogation with brutal combat and gore.
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The Happyhills Homicide 2: Out For Blood
He is back. Once again take control of mass serial killer John Wade. Six years later, the infamous Pale Grin resurrects from the grave to terrorize the broken town of Happyhills. This time he has more on his mind than simple killing.
95% of 763 Steam reviews are positive$2.99The Shell Part II: Purgatorio
Detective Reiji Tokisaka is back to face down a mystery that spans decades, if not centuries. With the aftermath of his last case weighing on his soul and a long-silent cult resurgent, can he solve the crime—or will it become his curse?
94% of 608 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$24.99The Skin Stapler
A burned-out detective, a rookie partner, and a killer who staples skin to walls. You walk grisly crime scenes in neon-lit Carrion City, pocket clues, solve simple puzzles, and listen to taunting tapes that point deeper underground. Short, bloody, and deliberately silly, with full voice acting and chunky PSX visuals.
90% of 560 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 15$8.99Killing Time: Resurrected
Journey into a mansion on the Island of Matinicus where you'll arrive to find the mansion full of hellacious demonic creatures. Solve deadly puzzles, uncover the secrets behind a famous mystery and discover an ancient artifact from the Pharaoh Ramses, if you can live long enough to find it.
92% of 338 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$24.99The Shell Part I: Inferno
March 1956, Tokyo. As private detective Reiji Tokisaka, you take on three linked cases: a girl asking you to find her true self, a run of murders, and two missing students at Oba Girls' Academy. A slow, grim visual novel for armchair detectives who like following clues through character talk and case connections.
90% of 1,340 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$19.99MOUSE: P.I. For Hire
Join Jack Pepper, mouse private eye in black-and-white 1930s Mouseburg, for a noir story about a missing-persons case that turns into corruption, kidnapping, and murder. It is a fast first-person shooter dressed as a detective tale, with hand-drawn cartoon guns, jazz, and clues to pocket between firefights.
93% of 15,159 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 123$29.99Sniper Killer
Eliminate your victims as a serial killer dubbed ‘The Sniper Killer’. Terrorize the city with your keen eye and thirst for blood while staying one step ahead of a detective hell bent on bringing you to justice.
86% of 638 Steam reviews are positive$11.99It was a human.
A short SF psychedelic interrogation ADV game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The protagonist is a lieutenant colonel, tasked with interrogating the suspect. The protagonist needs to find out why she killed the two men and how she committed the crime.
74% of 464 Steam reviews are positive$4.99Connection: The Nightmare Within
Inspired by the classics such as Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Alone In the Dark: Detective Stone investigates a shadow conspiracy. Explore atmospheric levels, fight monsters, and solve puzzles. Unravel a story of twists and turns. Choose classic fixed camera, or over-the-shoulder.
85% of 147 Steam reviews are positive$7.99The Deed II
Can you commit the perfect murder? Outside a brothel in 1930s Paris, a man recognises one of the orderlies who had cruelly abused him while he was in a mental asylum. Some deeds cannot be forgiven ...
82% of 111 Steam reviews are positive$4.99AI: The Somnium Files
You are Kaname Date, a Tokyo detective hunting a serial killer who takes left eyes. You work crime scenes by day and break into suspects' dreams by night, and every route changes what you think you know. Funny, dark and full of turns, it is built for armchair detectives who like to be wrong twice before breakfast.
91% of 8,947 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 29$3.991000 Cuts: Jomaku
A challenging 2D action platformer with brutal one-hit-kill combat, consequential choices, and a lore-rich story set in the dark fantasy world of Kurogawa, Japan. Inspired by Sekiro and Blasphemous, Jomaku is a free preview of One-Thousand Cuts, "raising the curtain" for the full game coming soon!
86% of 181 Steam reviews are positiveFree
