CaseCracker
Dig through case files, cross-reference every receipt and transcript, and follow the evidence through five connected mysteries.
89% of 3,345 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
89% of 3,345 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 33$3.99MAKOTO WAKAIDO’s Case Files TRILOGY DELUXE
A game based on a simple concept: a mystery puzzle you can complete in an hour. Can you solve the cases narrated in this beautiful pixel-art adventure?
Also in Detective and Visual novel · Mysterious, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
77% of 260 Steam reviews are positive$12.99The 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.
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97% of 9,962 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 52$17.99Unheard - 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.
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95% of 31,180 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 44$6.99ステータス確認探偵
Check the suspect's status and solve the mystery! A status-checking mystery ADV in which a rookie detective takes on difficult cases that take place in a fantasy world.
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96% of 127 Steam reviews are positiveFreeAI: The Somnium Files
Detective Kaname Date hunts a serial killer through near-future Tokyo, and through other people's dreams. A murder mystery with sharp twists, a talking AI partner and dream puzzles on a six-minute clock. Dark, funny and stranger than it has any right to be.
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91% of 8,947 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 29$3.99CaseCracker2
Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system. Tear through suspects' alibis, look beyond the text, and extract hidden threads from seemingly unrelated intel. Will you find the ultimate truth, or a trap?
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90% of 768 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$7.19Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集
A snowstorm traps thirteen guests, including you, in a tavern where murders keep happening. Roman the wolf detective just wanted a quiet Christmas, but now it is your job to search rooms, question everyone and untangle five connected cases before the holiday falls apart completely.
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95% of 1,397 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$10.99Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
A detective game set in a 1960s London where one person in ten has a supernatural ability. Read case files, arrange clues into documents and catch the contradictions that crack each murder wide open. Five cases, two substories, and truths that go deeper than they first appear.
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93% of 4,162 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 36$16.99Little Locked Rooms
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries! Think outside the box and solve them all in this new brand of detective game!
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86% of 150 Steam reviews are positive$7.99Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus
An amnesiac detective and the death god haunting him solve a rain-soaked city's impossible murders. Gather clues in Kanai Ward, then storm a surreal Mystery Labyrinth where the case itself attacks you. From the minds behind Danganronpa: dark, colorful, twisty detective action.
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80% of 2,310 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 73$14.99Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Six cases, one Baker Street detective, and a deduction board where you decide what the clues mean. Question suspects, read faces, name a culprit, then decide what justice looks like. A detective game that trusts you to think, and lets you be wrong.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven
89% of 7,189 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 33$29.99
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CaseCracker 3
Interrogate suspects, cross-check their stories and break them with evidence in five demanding text-based cases.
83% of 381 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 20$10.39
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 31,180 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 44$6.99
CaseCracker2
Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system.
90% of 768 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$7.19
AI: The Somnium Files
Interrogate suspects by day, then step into their dreams on a six-minute clock to crack a serial killer case in Tokyo.
91% of 8,947 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 29$3.99
Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集
Play a wolf detective solving five connected murder cases in a snowbound tavern full of fuzzy suspects.
95% of 1,397 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$10.99
Little Locked Rooms
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries!
86% of 150 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
The Adventures of Fei Duanmu 端木斐异闻录
Play a criminal investigation student who solves the strange cases unfolding right next to him, one puzzle and interrogation at a time.
90% of 1,608 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
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$4.99
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
A divorced, bread-addicted duck detective takes on a stolen lunch case and stumbles into a sausage conspiracy.
94% of 6,168 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$9.99
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 10,612 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$6.99
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
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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$4.99
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
ステータス確認探偵
Check the suspect's status and solve the mystery! A status-checking mystery ADV in which a rookie detective takes on difficult cases that take place…
96% of 127 Steam reviews are positiveFree
DAEMON MASQUERADE
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
95% of 530 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
CaseCracker 3
Interrogate suspects, cross-check their stories and break them with evidence in five demanding text-based cases.
83% of 381 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 20$10.39
Paper Perjury
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed.
89% of 231 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$19.99
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 549 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$24.99
CaseCracker2
Officer Jia has vanished, leaving a classified message pointing to the CaseCracker 2.0 system.
90% of 768 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$7.19
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 3,864 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 50$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 774 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$14.99
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
A divorced, bread-addicted duck detective takes on a stolen lunch case and stumbles into a sausage conspiracy.
94% of 6,168 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$9.99
Little Locked Rooms
Grab your magnifying glass and peek inside a series of tiny dioramas filled with crimes and carefully crafted mysteries!
86% of 150 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
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Case Solved: The London Files
Solve logic puzzles and crack multiple cases in a cosy noir London using reason, not guesswork.
65% of 114 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$9.99
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$4.99
CaseCracker 3
Interrogate suspects, cross-check their stories and break them with evidence in five demanding text-based cases.
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Moses & Plato - Last Train to Clawville
A murder mystery where you are the main suspect! An ambassador on a peace mission has been killed on board the Clawville Express.
88% of 108 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
How Many Secrets Under Ceiling
The first light novel-style immersive detective game's here!
70% of 10 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
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
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.
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The Occult Detective
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements.
71% of 276 Steam reviews are positive$13.49
Midnight Files: THE NOIR CUT
Truth hides in the details. Investigate crime scenes, photograph evidence, analyze case files, and search the police database.
67% of 33 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
ステータス確認探偵
Check the suspect's status and solve the mystery! A status-checking mystery ADV in which a rookie detective takes on difficult cases that take place…
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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
Dragon Detective: A Friend from the Shadows
A thrilling detective mystery adventure set in a historical fantasy world.
98% of 55 Steam reviews are positive$9.99