Popular detective games
Murder on a submarine, a victim hiring you from beyond the grave and a schoolyard frame-up give you very different places to play sleuth. The Mermaid Mask, The Posthumous Investigation and HoloTrials: Case Covered all put you in charge of questioning odd suspects, turning over clues and linking proof until the answer clicks. These popular detective picks keep reasoning at the center, so you read, compare and accuse.
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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 670 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 603$19.99The 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 3,110 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 44$15.99Death at Fleming Manor
England, 1959. A series of unexplained deaths at a country manor, and your job is to write the death certificate. Examine bodies, study evidence, question the residents and fill out the official paperwork in a hand-drawn forensic mystery where every conclusion is yours to defend.
84% of 239 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 338$16.19Desktop 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$4.99CaseCracker 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: 10$10.39Duck 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: 4$9.99Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
97% of 605 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$24.99The Ratline
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
81% of 351 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$14.99The 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 4,897 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 168$19.99The 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 island map, and file the cause, weapon, and culprit for every death. Short, plain, and built for armchair detectives who like reading closely and closing cases.
95% of 2,395 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 91$3.99Long 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 668 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8FreeAce Attorney Investigations Collection
You play prosecutor Miles Edgeworth, out of the courtroom and walking crime scenes himself. Search for clues, question persons of interest, and link evidence through logic to close tough cases. Both Investigations games in one HD collection, funny and story-driven, with the second game as the standout reason to keep going.
96% of 3,503 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 223$39.99
