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: 19$3.99
Games like The Ratline
Looking for that same mysterious and story-driven spark as The Ratline? These games keep things close enough to feel familiar.
The 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, Dark
97% of 9,962 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 60$17.99Confidential 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 774 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$14.99CaseCracker
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.
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89% of 3,345 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$3.99LumineNight
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, Dark
87% of 549 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$24.99The 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.
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91% of 8,716 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$13.99Scene 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.
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74% of 975 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$24.99CaseCracker2
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$7.19The 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.
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92% of 3,864 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 50$19.99Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises
Entertaining plunge into the world of debauched elites, alluring women and corrupted cops, where power is the ultimate currency. This is a thrilling introduction to the brand new Hidden Object Game series in the tradition of best police dramas.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
80% of 185 Steam reviews are positive$14.99Dahlia View
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
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85% of 283 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$24.99Mini Murder Mysteries
Solve cozy, crafty whodunits. Puzzle your way through nine unique investigations – and use your noggin to make intelligent deductions. Explore the evidence, scrutinize statements, and connect the dots.
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96% of 175 Steam reviews are positive$4.99The Roottrees are Dead
A plane crash kills the billion-dollar Roottree family, and their fortune goes to whoever can prove they're a blood relative. It's 1998, you have a dial-up modem, and a family tree full of blanks. Search old photos, books and articles, make the connections, and dig up what this maple candy dynasty buried.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Dark
96% of 10,113 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 140$19.99
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The Operator
Search files, calls and photos on a console, guide field agents through their cases, and watch a conspiracy close in on you.
91% of 8,716 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$13.99
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
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
A Case of Fraud
A short, non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight.
96% of 617 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$8.99
Utter a Name
Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.
89% of 235 Steam reviews are positive$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 10,613 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$6.99
Mystery of the Malign
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
94% of 77 Steam reviews are positive$13.99
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 1,795 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$4.99
CaseCracker 3
Interrogate suspects, cross-check their stories and break them with evidence in five demanding text-based cases.
82% of 382 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 20$10.39
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 6,170 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$9.99
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: 36$6.99
Hidden gems like The Ratline
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 1,795 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$4.99
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
Penelope 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!
97% of 607 Steam reviews are positive$24.99
A Case of Fraud
A short, non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight.
96% of 617 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$8.99
The Darkest Files
Germany, 1956. You play Esther Katz, a young prosecutor hunting Nazi-era criminals who now live as respected citizens.
96% of 700 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$19.99
Mindcop
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming.
94% of 433 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$14.99
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
CaseCracker 3
Interrogate suspects, cross-check their stories and break them with evidence in five demanding text-based cases.
82% of 382 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 20$10.39
Utter a Name
Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.
89% of 235 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
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
Death at Fleming Manor
Examine bodies, weigh the evidence and question the residents of a 1959 country manor, then write your own official verdict.
82% of 508 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 246$16.19
Newest games like The Ratline
Death at Fleming Manor
Examine bodies, weigh the evidence and question the residents of a 1959 country manor, then write your own official verdict.
82% of 508 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 246$16.19
The Incident at Galley House
Decades later, a strange machine lets you listen to echoes of the past.
93% of 4,961 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 155$19.99
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.
82% of 382 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 20$10.39
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
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 1,795 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$4.99
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.
75% of 774 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$14.99
The Case of the Worst Day Ever
A deceptively difficult deduction game about one very unfortunate family.
88% of 68 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Penelope 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!
97% of 607 Steam reviews are positive$24.99
A Case of Fraud
A short, non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight.
96% of 617 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$8.99
Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile
Investigate a murder on the Nile as Poirot and Jane Royce, in a fresh 1970s twist on the famous story.
77% of 230 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$39.99