Cute detective hidden gems
Soft animal sleuths and gentle low-stakes cases tie these cute detective hidden gems together, and you do the reasoning by talking to witnesses, checking small scenes and linking clues in a notebook. Duck Detective: The Secret Salami has you untangle office theft, Nine Noir Lives turns interrogation into cat comedy, and Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game keeps you on small daily mix-ups that make a neighborhood kinder.
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Methods: The Canada Files
Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition. To solve each mystery, you must use your team member’s unique detective methods, refute faulty theories with evidence, and find out the truth!
93% of 314 Steam reviews are positive$12.99A Case of Fraud
A short, non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
96% of 614 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$7.19Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
Eugene McQuacklin is back: divorced, bread-obsessed, and on the trail of a campsite ghost. Interview suspects, inspect the evidence, and fill in the blanks to name what really happened in this cozy 2-3 hour stand-alone mystery, complete with a new partner who finds him deeply annoying.
96% of 2,619 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$9.99Murder at the Birch Tree Theater
Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.
94% of 134 Steam reviews are positive$14.99The 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 490 Steam reviews are positive$6.99Desktop Detective
A detective RPG that lives in the corner of your screen and solves crimes while you get on with your day. Crime scenes tick over, clues pile up, stats grow, and you check in to equip loot and push the next ascension. Good for armchair detectives who want cases bubbling away in the background.
85% of 183 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 51$4.99Moses & Plato - Last Train to Clawville
A murder mystery where you are the main suspect! An ambassador on a peace mission has been killed on board the Clawville Express. Time progresses as you sniff out clues, eavesdrop on conversations, and interrogate passengers. Can you solve the case before the train reaches the last station? Or else.
88% of 108 Steam reviews are positive$19.99The Grade 5B Case Files
A narrative AVG focused on everyday mysteries from the lives of elementary school students. The two protagonists encounter ordinary yet unusual incidents at school, and through investigation and deduction, players uncover the truth together with them.
90% of 150 Steam reviews are positiveFreeLoco Motive
A murder on the Reuss Express leaves you as one of the suspects, so you set out to clear your name. You play three unlikely investigators across a 1930s steam train, poking through cabins, quizzing odd passengers, and solving item puzzles to untangle the killer's plan.
92% of 1,258 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 16$10.79ステータス確認探偵
Check the suspect's status and solve the mystery! A status-checking mystery ADV in which a rookie detective takes on difficult cases that take place in a fantasy world.
96% of 125 Steam reviews are positiveFreeHoloTrials: Case Covered
A graffiti mocking the Student Council President appears on the walls, and your best friend is the prime suspect! Play as a student detective in HoloTrials: Case Covered. Investigate the high school campus, face off against your rivals, and clear her name in this legal mystery.
98% of 432 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5FreeThe Bygone Days of Her and the Flowers
和纳西妲一起，回到「过去」的须弥。真正的花神诞祭、密室中发生的「不可能犯罪」、预示着世界将毁灭的地震……在「神」不在的须弥城，你能否揭开命案的真相，探寻提瓦特世界的终极秘密，然后…与「那个人」再次相见？ 和伙伴们一起，去见证《只属于「她与花」的往日》
99% of 234 Steam reviews are positiveFree
