CaseCracker
Dig through case files, cross-reference every receipt and transcript, and follow the evidence through five connected mysteries.
89% of 3,338 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 33$3.99
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CaseCracker
A hardcore text-based detective game with no flashy visuals, just pure deduction. Search a huge case database with keywords, cross-reference receipts, transcripts and warrants, and piece together five interconnected cases. The devil is in the details, and every detail is yours to find.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Dark
89% of 3,338 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 33$3.99The Case of the Golden Idol
Twelve strange deaths, fifty years apart, all connected. Examine each frozen scene, gather names and clues, then fill in the blanks to name the killer, the motive and the weapon. A pure deduction game with a dark, twisting story about a cursed family and the idol they would kill for.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Tense
97% of 9,944 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 52$17.99The Rise of the Golden Idol
Twenty strange deaths in the 1970s, all somehow connected. Poke through crime scenes, pull keywords from what you find, and fill in the blanks until the truth snaps into place. A standalone detective puzzle sequel where the deduction is entirely yours, at your own pace.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Dark
92% of 3,859 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 49$19.99Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Dark
75% of 767 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$14.99The Operator
You are the new Operator at the FDI, and the field agents call you when a case needs cracking. Dig through photos, databases and call transcripts on your console, feed agents what they need, and follow a conspiracy that starts pulling you in. A short, sharp detective story told entirely through a desktop.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Tense
91% of 8,699 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 23$13.99Unheard - Voices of Crime
A detective game you play with your ears. Walk through a top-down blueprint of a crime scene, eavesdrop on every conversation as it happened, and match names to voices to work out who did what. Five cases hide a thread connecting them all, and only careful listening finds it.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Tense
95% of 31,163 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 44$6.99No Case Should Remain Unsolved
A retired detective, a missing girl, and a case file that lives in her own memory. Sort 54 fragments of testimony, work out who said what and when, and accept that every witness lied. A short, sharp mystery that ends somewhere you will not expect.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Dark
96% of 10,587 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$6.99Scene Investigators
Scene Investigators puts you through a near-future licensing test: a set of reconstructed crime scenes where you observe, take notes, and answer what happened and why. No hints, no handholding, just clues and gaps you must reason through. Built for true-crime and escape-room brains who like hard deduction.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Dark
74% of 974 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$24.99执念刑警之消失的证人
Lu Yan has 9 days to bring five missing witnesses back alive. Scrutinize raw surveillance, dashcam, and interrogation footage as actual evidence. Pin fragmented clues onto an unassisted detective board, connect the red threads by hand, and uncover the truth behind Wujiang Bridge.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Tense
87% of 231 Steam reviews are positive$3.99The 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.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Tense
81% of 351 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$14.99SIMULACRA 2
A young influencer is dead, the case is closed, and Detective Murilo hands you her phone anyway. Dig through her messages, videos and social feeds, question three suspects who all lie, and steer an investigation where every choice bends the ending. Found-phone horror with real footage and a story that rewards a second look.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Tense
87% of 1,384 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$7.99LumineNight
Team up as veteran Detective Kelvin Foster and his code-cracking daughter Selen to solve murders unsolved for a decade in 1950s Summerset. Search neon-lit streets for clues, crack locks and ciphers, sneak past security, and talk lying suspects in circles. A slow-burn noir for puzzle fans who like their mysteries hand-drawn and dramatic.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Tense
87% of 547 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$24.99
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Unheard - Voices of Crime
Walk a blueprint of each crime scene, listen in on every conversation and match voices to names to uncover what happened.
95% of 31,163 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 44$6.99
No Case Should Remain Unsolved
A retired detective reopens a missing girl's case from memory alone, piecing together 54 fragments of testimony to find the truth.
96% of 10,587 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$6.99
执念刑警之消失的证人
Lu Yan has 9 days to bring five missing witnesses back alive. Scrutinize raw surveillance, dashcam, and interrogation footage as actual evidence.
87% of 231 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Visitor2 / 来访者2
The Visitor Ⅱ is a full-motion video (FMV) based detective suspense game made by Chinese.
75% of 165 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
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
Cyber Manhunt
A hacker-for-hire puzzle game about the dark side of the internet.
92% of 14,578 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 15$3.49
Misty Judgment
You wake up as Qi Yi with no memory, and the killer is hiding among the people who call you by that name.
92% of 1,167 Steam reviews are positive$6.29
Murder Mystery Machine
Join the District Crime Agency in this isometric, modern noir deduction thriller.
53% of 129 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$1.99
Interrogation Simulator
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices.
95% of 61 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases
Play as a young Hercule Poirot and untangle a murder at a snowed-in manor, one clue at a time.
76% of 1,181 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$1.99
Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
You play a 1990s journalist digging through a wiki-like database to uncover what is wrong with a small Eastern European town.
96% of 1,786 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Hidden gems like CaseCracker2
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
FLAM EVAW
Play detective Maple Kurosawa, gather clues aboard a super cruise ship and untangle the Rainbow Crime Organization with four assistants at your side.
95% of 1,376 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
REWIND
《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues.
90% of 463 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Free
Methods: The Canada Files
Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition.
93% of 314 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
执念刑警之消失的证人
Lu Yan has 9 days to bring five missing witnesses back alive. Scrutinize raw surveillance, dashcam, and interrogation footage as actual evidence.
87% of 231 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
CaseCracker 3
Interrogate suspects, cross-check their stories and break them with evidence in five demanding text-based cases.
83% of 377 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$10.39
The Ratline
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller.
81% of 351 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$14.99
LumineNight
Team up as veteran Detective Kelvin Foster and his code-cracking daughter Selen to solve murders unsolved for a decade in 1950s Summerset.
87% of 547 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$24.99
The Rise of the Golden Idol
Study 1970s crime scenes, gather your own clues and name the culprit in a dark detective puzzle that unfolds at your pace.
92% of 3,859 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 49$19.99
Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
A narrative hacking simulator where you play an AI assistant inside a powerful corporation.
92% of 5,253 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 50$12.99
Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery.
75% of 767 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$14.99
Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
Read case files, piece the clues together and expose the lie hiding in every murder.
93% of 4,152 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 36$9
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Homicide Desk
Read the evidence. Run the forensics. Question suspects in your own words, they lie, crack, or lawyer up.
66% of 95 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Case Solved: The London Files
Solve logic puzzles and crack multiple cases in a cosy noir London using reason, not guesswork.
65% of 113 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$9.99
REWIND
《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues.
90% of 463 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Free
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
执念刑警之消失的证人
Lu Yan has 9 days to bring five missing witnesses back alive. Scrutinize raw surveillance, dashcam, and interrogation footage as actual evidence.
87% of 231 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Case Files: Internal Affairs
The 3rd installment in the Case Files series. An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
90% of 10 Steam reviews are positive$10.99
CaseCracker 3
Interrogate suspects, cross-check their stories and break them with evidence in five demanding text-based cases.
83% of 377 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$10.39
How Many Secrets Under Ceiling
The first light novel-style immersive detective game's here!
70% of 10 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
The Ratline
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller.
81% of 351 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$14.99
Connected Clue
Connected Clue is a quarter-view detective adventure game inspired by the atmosphere of 19th-century mystery novels.
70% of 47 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Methods: The Canada Files
Methods: The Canada Files is a mystery visual novel. You play as a team of eccentric detectives in a mysterious crime-solving competition.
93% of 314 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery.
75% of 767 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$14.99