Cinematic detective hidden gems
Murder cases here unfold like television footage you can pause and probe, with real actors playing suspects across apartments, villages and film sets. In Contradiction: Spot The Liar you compare their accounts until the stories clash, while Misty Judgment lets you search rooms and press partners for answers across shifting deaths, and IMMORTALITY lets you scrub through lost reels to trace what happened to a missing actress. You watch closely, link details and decide who is hiding the truth.
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The Mermaid Mask
A locked-room murder aboard a strange submarine: Captain Mortuga is dead beside an ancient stone cauldron, and it is up to Detective Grimoire and Sally to find out how. You question an eccentric crew, turn clues over in 3D, and solve story-themed puzzles on the way to a satisfying, well-foreshadowed answer.
99% of 3,157 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 111$15.99Mistbound City
Content Demo. Step into Mistbound City, a cinematic interactive mystery where every clue matters and every choice has consequences. Investigate a rain-soaked manor, question suspicious characters, uncover hidden secrets, and shape the story toward multiple possible endings.
98% of 134 Steam reviews are positiveFreeLong Knives
Role-play as an ancient Chinese constable. Solving cases and bringing criminals to justice is only part of your duty. Every choice leads the story down a different path, and the world itself evolves in response to your actions.
98% of 673 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2FreeThe Silver Crow
Play as Conrad, the town's executioner. Investigate a mysterious death, gather clues, question suspects and solve puzzles in this classic point-and-click mystery where witchcraft and superstition conceal a far darker truth.
94% of 104 Steam reviews are positive$5.59The Wolf Among Us Remastered
You are Bigby Wolf, sheriff of Fabletown, working brutal murders where fairy-tale figures hide among ordinary streets. You examine crime scenes, interrogate suspects, and make hard calls that change how people fear or trust you. A dark, choice-driven detective story across five episodes, now remastered with a black-and-white Noir Mode.
91% of 853 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 603$19.99The Posthumous Investigation
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
93% of 583 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$19.99Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
93% of 448 Steam reviews are positive$19.99Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
Broke private eye Kathy Rain takes the Soothsayer serial-murder case for the reward money in 1998 Kassidy. You find clues, log them in her notebook, connect the threads and confront the killer. A point-and-click urban thriller with pixel art, voice acting and hand-drawn cutscenes, made for armchair detectives.
95% of 1,293 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 14$10.99The Beekeeper's Picnic - A Sherlockian Adventure
Beekeeper (and former world’s greatest detective) Sherlock Holmes is arranging a surprise picnic for his friend Watson. Unfortunately pesky mysteries keep getting in the way! Explore, find clues and interrogate your neighbours in this cosy adventure.
96% of 493 Steam reviews are positive$13.99The Darkest Files
Germany, 1956. You play Esther Katz, a young prosecutor hunting Nazi-era criminals who now live as respected citizens. Interrogate witnesses, walk through their testimonies, rebuild what really happened and prove it in court. Two cases based on true crimes, where every document counts and silence is the enemy.
95% of 699 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$19.99执念刑警之消失的证人
Lu Yan has 9 days to bring five missing witnesses back alive. Scrutinize raw surveillance, dashcam, and interrogation footage as actual evidence. Pin fragmented clues onto an unassisted detective board, connect the red threads by hand, and uncover the truth behind Wujiang Bridge.
87% of 231 Steam reviews are positive$3.99Detective Sherlock: Shadow Stalker
Every character remembers, watches, tests, and may deceive you like a living person. They have emotions, voices, expressions, and buried secrets. Break them with words or evidence — or realize too late that you were only a pawn in their game. A detective game built around truly lifelike NPCs.
88% of 466 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99
