Popular cinematic detective games
Cameras roll while you piece together each case in these popular cinematic detective games. In Contradiction: Spot The Liar you walk around a village and press filmed suspects until their stories clash, while Misty Judgment puts you inside another acted mystery where you search rooms and pick out who is hiding the truth. IMMORTALITY works differently, letting you scrub through lost movie clips to trace what happened to an actress.
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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.
90% of 786 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: 111$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.
83% of 386 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 338$16.19The 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: 157$19.99Long 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: 247$39.99Kill The Shadow
Kill the Shadow is a detective game with multiple endings, featuring 2.5D pixel art and semi-open exploration and investigation. Play as Lucas, a former police officer, alongside a mysterious Shadow who can see the “past.” Remember—every choice you make will change the fate of countless characters!
86% of 491 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$16.99Detective Sherlock: Shadow Stalker
Every character remembers, watches, tests, and may deceive you like a living person. They have emotions, voices, expressions, and buried secrets. Break them with words or evidence — or realize too late that you were only a pawn in their game. A detective game built around truly lifelike NPCs.
88% of 466 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$19.99The 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 581 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$19.99Loco 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$10.79Kathy 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$10.99The Real Face of a VTuber
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
90% of 288 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$10.19
