Emotional detective hidden gems
Quiet cases with heavy hearts link these emotional detective hidden gems. In No Case Should Remain Unsolved you sift through fading memories to untangle a disappearance, while Rainswept asks you to sit with grieving locals and trace love and loss behind a shooting. Kathy Rain: Director's Cut lets you press neighbors for answers until family pain surfaces. You read files, test statements and follow contradictions until the truth hurts.
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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 3,165 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 82$15.99The 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 918 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 428$24.99Long 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 675 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2FreeThe Bird of the North
In 1921: a kidnapping, a revolution... Investigate and uncover the truth behind a dark, mysterious story.
97% of 108 Steam reviews are positive$6.99The 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 584 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$13.99[Redacted] The Safehouse
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
99% of 140 Steam reviews are positive$3.99The 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.
96% of 700 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$19.99Lost & Found: A This Bed We Made Story
Sophie Roy has traded the Clarington Hotel for a stewardess job aboard the transatlantic ship Orpheus in 1964, and someone keeps stealing passengers' belongings. You make beds, tidy cabins, turn objects over in 360°, and ask careful questions to find the thief. A short, warm, choice-driven mystery, best played after This Bed We Made.
92% of 515 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$6.99The 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 positiveFreeFuneral for the Sun
A town of 724 people burns down and only one survivor is left. The official story is false. Travel through 400 years of memories in the ashes of Cerro Milagroso, name the people you meet, and draw the connections between them in a hand-drawn detective story where supernatural secrets run under generations of history.
99% of 260 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 221$17.99
