Scary detective hidden gems
Murder files and haunted rooms meet here, and these hidden gems let you work each case while something unsettling presses in. In Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer you track a serial killer through notes and linked clues, in The Dark Rites of Arkham you follow a ritual killing toward older secrets, and in The Incident at Galley House you rebuild a bloody night from echoes and records. Expect questioning, timelines and careful deduction with a scary edge that keeps you alert.
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The 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 833 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 603$19.99The Dark Rites of Arkham
A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.
97% of 698 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$14.99Kathy 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 1,291 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 14$10.99Misty Judgment
You are Qi Yi, a mystery writer who cannot remember his own name, caught in a loop of murders across a campus, a mental hospital, a villa, and an office. Search scenes, press suspects, and present the right evidence to break their stories in this live-action detective story with multiple endings.
92% of 1,167 Steam reviews are positive$6.29The Incident at Galley House
In 1936, locals walked into Galley House and found something bloody and unexplained. Years later, with a strange machine that replays echoes of the past, you piece together what happened that night. A slow, clue-led detective game for armchair detectives who like timelines, transcripts, and working it out themselves.
93% of 4,949 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 157$19.99Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter
Kill each other...for science! The class of '89 is trapped in an elite school killing game. Investigate, solve, and expose your classmates in Kumitantei™: Old-School Slaughter, an episodic murder-mystery ADV card-battler inspired by retro anime.
89% of 332 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$14.99CaseCracker 3
CaseCracker 3 puts you in the shoes of a cold, meticulous investigator with five tangled cases to untangle. You sift fragmented stories, cross-check testimony, and corner lying suspects with their own contradictions. For armchair detectives who like pure reasoning with no hand-holding, it is a dense battle of wits worth losing sleep over.
83% of 377 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 20$10.39Follow the meaning
Detective Paul Trilby is called to an island town split by a wall, where the Hospital returns patients with their memories wiped. You click through its hand-drawn streets, question odd locals, and piece together gossip and clues to expose what hides behind the gates.
93% of 1,004 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$4.9912 Memory Lane
Explore the shifting manor of the enigmatic Henri Villemaine and uncover the truth behind his family’s sudden disappearance. Bend reality to recreate the scenes from his diary and expose long-buried secrets. What if your role in this case went beyond that of a simple investigator?
94% of 298 Steam reviews are positiveFreeOmen Exitio: Hunger
A Lovecraftian investigative gamebook. New York, 1927. A case pulled from real history, wrapped in cosmic horror. His name was Billy Gaffney. The man who took him was real. But his purpose was from another plane of existence. You play a journalist. You make choices. The story remembers all of them.
87% of 126 Steam reviews are positive$9.99The Séance of Blake Manor
Ireland, 1897: guest Evelyn Deane is missing from remote Blake Manor, and private investigator Declan Ward has until All Hallow's Eve to find her. Question mystics, gather clues, and link motives in your journal as the manor turns stranger by the night.
95% of 3,948 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 200$19.99Scottside
"Scottside" is a non-linear visual novel in the thriller genre. A small provincial town may seem quite dull. However, everything changes when you find a strange object in the forest.
96% of 125 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
