Minimalist detective puzzles

Bare layouts leave only clues, statements and timelines in view as you test alibis and name culprits in Mini Murder Mysteries, CaseCracker 3, The Operator and more.

CaseCracker 3

CaseCracker 3

CaseCracker 3 puts you in the shoes of a cold, meticulous investigator with five tangled cases to untangle.

83% of 377 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$10.39
The Death Game Report

The Death Game Report

You are the clerk after the killing is over. From an aging terminal you reopen each victim's last record, match it against the student roster and…

95% of 2,395 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 91$3.99
Long Knives

Long Knives

Role-play as an ancient Chinese constable. Solving cases and bringing criminals to justice is only part of your duty.

98% of 668 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8Free
REWIND

REWIND

《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues.

90% of 463 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5Free
TR-49

TR-49

A WWII machine hums in a church basement and asks you to find a stolen book.

94% of 1,232 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 22$4.89
田游族谱

田游族谱

《田游族谱》是一款简洁的族谱树解谜游戏。故事发生在虚构的福建沿海城市田游,围绕一个家族展开。玩家将扮演探索者,通过社交链追踪与线索搜集,按图索骥,逐步拼凑出家族成员的真实信息,最终点亮族谱树上的每一个节点。

93% of 266 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$1.65
Ghost in the SQL Data

Ghost in the SQL Data

A school burned in Paris, and someone called it in 14 minutes before anyone saw the flames.

76% of 121 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 31$8.99
CaseCracker

CaseCracker

CaseCracker is a hardcore text-based detective game where you solve cases by searching a huge database yourself.

89% of 3,338 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$3.99
Mosaic of The Pharaohs

Mosaic of The Pharaohs

Mosaic of the Pharaohs is not a whodunit, but it scratches the deduction itch.

92% of 310 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 12$8.99
Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One

Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One

Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed.

92% of 359 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$7.99
Subsurface Circular

Subsurface Circular

You are a robot detective who never leaves your seat on a subway for robots, solving a string of disappearances among the robotic working class.

94% of 1,496 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$5.99
Nodes Escape

Nodes Escape

The game presents realistic game graphics through sound effects, narration and imagination.

85% of 536 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$1.99
The Almost Gone

The Almost Gone

Trapped between life and death, you search small dioramas of homes, streets and an abandoned hospital for clues.

80% of 1,024 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$1.99
The White Door

The White Door

Robert Hill wakes in a white-walled facility with no memory, and you piece him back together.

93% of 6,665 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$3.99
The Silent Age

The Silent Age

Joe is a janitor in 1972 who finds a time-travel device and a dead man, then finds 2012 empty of people.

93% of 5,971 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$9.99
Mini Murder Mysteries

Mini Murder Mysteries

Solve cozy, crafty whodunits. Puzzle your way through nine unique investigations – and use your noggin to make intelligent deductions.

96% of 175 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Profession investigator

Profession investigator

Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases.

99% of 104 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Love Mystery Club

Love Mystery Club

This game is based on the theme of love & light reasoning. Even if you choose the wrong option, it will not lead to game over.

79% of 111 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Field Hospital: Dr. Taylor's Story

Field Hospital: Dr. Taylor's Story

Field Hospital is a text-based bureaucratic detective game about hard decisions. Decide who to treat and whom to refuse. Face consequences.

89% of 109 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Epigraph

Epigraph

Epigraph is a short, challenging, language decipherment puzzle game.

85% of 366 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Hymer 2000

Hymer 2000

You are sent to shut down Hymer 2000, an old computer watching over an empty building.

89% of 1,050 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Quarantine Circular

Quarantine Circular

In the middle of a world-ending pandemic, a group of scientists discover the galaxy has been watching.

88% of 433 Steam reviews are positive$5.99

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