Emotional popular detective games
Missing people and buried family secrets run through these popular detective games, where you study scenes, press suspects and link small details into emotional answers. No Case Should Remain Unsolved reopens a vanished girl inquiry, Kathy Rain: Director's Cut digs through a hometown that hides its pain, and Disco Elysium - The Final Cut turns every talk into choices colored by loss and memory.
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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 896 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 428$24.99The 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 3,165 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 111$15.99Funeral 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 207 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 221$17.99The 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 4,961 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 157$19.99Ace 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 3,515 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$16.99The Red Pearls Of Borneo
A clairvoyant investigator in 1948 London reads the psychic echoes of one night in 1941 Borneo. With old photos, a plantation map, and jumps between witnesses and moments, you name the guests, trace where everyone went, and work out what happened at Goodwill plantation. A hand-drawn, dialogue-heavy deduction story for armchair detectives.
95% of 4,919 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 97FreeThe 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 583 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$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 674 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2FreeThe Roottrees are Dead
It is 1998, a private jet is down, and a billion-dollar fortune needs blood relatives. As a hired genealogist you dig through a dial-up imitation of the early Internet to rebuild the Roottree family tree, name by name and photo by photo.
96% of 10,118 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 140$19.99The 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.
95% of 699 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$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: 10$6.99
