Chaotic detective hidden gems

Murder cases and street patrols get loud and messy in these chaotic detective hidden gems. You screen strange visitors in Nothing To Declare, pick out disguised customers in Animaly Bar: NO HUMANITY! and follow bungled police work in Sam & Max Hit the Road, where clues, interrogations and chases keep getting interrupted by slapstick trouble.

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1. Slaughter Horse 2

   

   You are the killer in this single-player game of Werewolf-style deduction in reverse. As a murderous horse posing as a confectioner in an isolated pony town, you learn council roles, track where ponies live, and pick off targets while the town hunts you.

   96%96% of 426 Steam reviews are positive10Players online now: 10$5.99

2. The 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%90% of 551 Steam reviews are positive15Players online now: 15$8.99

3. The Hust Banhmi | Bánh Mì Bách Khoa

   

   The sequel to Brother Hai's Pho Restaurant! While a manhunt unfolds elsewhere, in an unrelated development, you're a HUST student selling Banh Mi at the legendary Parabol Gate. Manage your cart and keep the sales booming!

   93%93% of 211 Steam reviews are positive$1.99

4. Sam & Max Hit the Road

   

   Grab your nightstick, squeal like a siren, and Hit the Road with Sam & Max, Freelance Police, as they attempt to crack their toughest case.

   95%95% of 967 Steam reviews are positive2Players online now: 2$5.99

5. The Precinct

   

   Averno City, 1983: you are rookie Officer Nick Cordell Jr., patrolling rain-soaked neon streets while digging into the gangs behind your father's murder. This is cop work from the other side of the windshield — tickets, searches, arrests, car chases — with a gang conspiracy to unravel between shifts.

   87%87% of 8,055 Steam reviews are positive197Players online now: 197$20.09

6. Truckful

   

   A hand-drawn countryside, one trusty pickup, and a forest that watches back. Haul wobbly cargo down winding roads for the townsfolk, upgrade your truck, chase shortcuts through hidden tunnels, and pull at the threads of an old mystery. Charming on the surface, tense underneath, and funny in between.

   71%71% of 217 Steam reviews are positive11Players online now: 11$19.99

7. Police Officer

   

   Police Officer is a first-person police station simulator where you manage a police station: process suspects, hear citizens' pleas, and manage the daily chaos of law enforcement—one decision at a time.

   62%62% of 135 Steam reviews are positive$11.99

8. Hector: Badge of Carnage - Full Series

   

   All 3 episodes available now - get the full season!

   90%90% of 111 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$14.99

9. Contraband Police

   

   You are a border inspector in 1981 Karikatka, where every passport, cargo list, and stamp could be a lie. Check papers, scan cars with a UV flashlight, pry out hidden contraband, and decide who gets into Acaristan. For armchair detectives who like catching tiny mistakes, it turns paperwork into a tense little whodunit at every window.

   95%95% of 25,158 Steam reviews are positive366Players online now: 366$11.09

10. Accident: The Pilot

    

    Become a journalist who researches old car accident cases. Help victims and perform first aid, obtain evidence and reconstruct the events to discover what really happened.

    69%69% of 824 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1Free

11. H.I.A: Horror Investigation Agency

    

    H.I.A: Horror Investigation Agency is a fun multiplayer horror game in which you and co-players have to investigate exciting horror cases. Among finding victims and evidence of the horror event that has taken place, you will be faced with jumpscares and scary monsters along your investigation.

    50%50% of 580 Steam reviews are positiveFree

12. Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!

    

    Sam is a dog in a suit. Max is his naked rabbity partner. Together, they’re the Freelance Police. Jump into the not-quite-right world of Sam & Max via the wonder science of virtual reality, and join the multimedia darlings in their never-ending quest to slap the stupid grin off the face of evil.

    43%43% of 87 Steam reviews are positive$29.99

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