The Deed
A murder mystery played backwards: you are Arran Bruce, back at Dunshiel House to kill your sister and keep your inheritance.
90% of 2,098 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$0.99
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Expelled!
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
92% of 228 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$14.99Kill The Clock
Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.
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89% of 45 Steam reviews are positive$14.99Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder
Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve a locked-room murder during a haunted cruise ship's maiden voyage. Can you solve the mystery before Detective Butler reveals the answer?
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82% of 314 Steam reviews are positiveFreeThe Deed
A murder mystery played backwards: you are Arran Bruce, back at Dunshiel House to kill your sister and keep your inheritance. Pick from ten household weapons, plant evidence on your parents or the staff, then talk your way past the Inspector. Short, dark, and funny, it rewards a second and third frame job.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Replayable
90% of 2,098 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$0.99Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express
Step aboard the Orient Express in 2023 with Hercule Poirot, where every passenger has secrets and one has committed murder. Question suspects, inspect the train and piece together mind maps and timelines until the famous twist lands, plus a new second case. A story-first mystery worth playing for the interrogations alone.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Tense
82% of 1,108 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 14$39.99Yet Another Killing Game
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
96% of 253 Steam reviews are positive$16.99Jenny LeClue - Detectivu
Jenny LeClue is a hand-drawn mystery where a young detective tries to clear her mother of murder while her own author rewrites the story around her. You question suspects, spot visible clues mid-conversation, and make choices that bend both Jenny's case and the narrator's draft. Warm, funny, and full of secrets to poke at.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
86% of 1,254 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$19.99Moses & 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. Time progresses as you sniff out clues, eavesdrop on conversations, and interrogate passengers. Can you solve the case before the train reaches the last station? Or else.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
88% of 108 Steam reviews are positive$19.99Tangle Tower
A murder at the top of a strange tower, and the only suspect is a painting holding a knife. You question its odd residents, turn up clues, and piece together what happened. Fully voiced, hand-painted, and funny, it is worth playing for the interrogations and the slow unravelling of the house itself.
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94% of 6,696 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 28$19.99The Operator
You are the FDI's newest Operator, stuck at a desk while field agents call you for help. You search databases, scan photos and video, and connect clues across murders, missing people, and cyberattacks until the cases fold into one dark conspiracy. Short, tense, and story-first.
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Tense
91% of 8,716 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$13.99Murder Is Game Over
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?
Also in Detective · Mysterious, Story-driven, Funny
95% of 42 Steam reviews are positive$4.99One Eleven
One eleven is a dark detective story about twelve lonely people who, by chance, find themselves in the same house with a mad maniac. Who will be the victim and who will be the killer? Be attentive and courageous, and solve the riddles of One Eleven.
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77% of 81 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
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One Eleven
One eleven is a dark detective story about twelve lonely people who, by chance, find themselves in the same house with a mad maniac.
77% of 81 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Murder Is Game Over
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer.
95% of 42 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect!
81% of 103 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
The Operator
You are the FDI's newest Operator, stuck at a desk while field agents call you for help.
91% of 8,716 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$13.99
Drops of Death
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in…
92% of 102 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Chakana
Bound to a brutal loop of murders, you are forced to clean up every crime scene and wipe the evidence.
90% of 49 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch?
93% of 448 Steam reviews are positive$13.99
Gothic Murder: Adventure That Changes Destiny
A housemaid takes on a terrifying murder plan in order to protect her lord, whose life is in danger!
97% of 69 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Tell Me Everything
A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer.
50% of 30 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
start;again
A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers.
95% of 169 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$5.99
Her Story
You sit at a dusty police computer from 1994 and type words to pull up interview clips of a woman talking about her missing husband.
89% of 8,415 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$9.99
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The Mermaid Mask
A locked-room murder aboard a strange submarine, with a dead captain, an ancient cauldron, and a crew of odd suspects.
99% of 3,165 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 82$15.99
The 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.
93% of 584 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$19.99
REWIND
《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues.
90% of 464 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Free
Detective Sherlock: Shadow Stalker
Every character remembers, watches, tests, and may deceive you like a living person. They have emotions, voices, expressions, and buried secrets.
88% of 466 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99
Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch?
93% of 448 Steam reviews are positive$13.99
Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow.
92% of 107 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$9.99
The Incident at Galley House
In 1936, locals walked into empty Galley House and found something bloody.
93% of 4,961 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 155$19.99
Yet Another Killing Game
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening?
96% of 253 Steam reviews are positive$16.99
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
Assetflip attorney
Assetflip attorney is a murder mystery satire visual novel, Solve crimes in a world where everyone has gone insane and everything feels like a fever…
95% of 154 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Free
Drops of Death
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in…
92% of 102 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Expelled!
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU.
92% of 228 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$14.99
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Detective Sherlock: Shadow Stalker
Every character remembers, watches, tests, and may deceive you like a living person. They have emotions, voices, expressions, and buried secrets.
88% of 466 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99
The Mermaid Mask
A locked-room murder aboard a strange submarine, with a dead captain, an ancient cauldron, and a crew of odd suspects.
99% of 3,165 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 82$15.99
The Incident at Galley House
In 1936, locals walked into empty Galley House and found something bloody.
93% of 4,961 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 155$19.99
REWIND
《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues.
90% of 464 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Free
Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow.
92% of 107 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$9.99
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
The 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.
93% of 584 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$19.99
Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch?
93% of 448 Steam reviews are positive$13.99
Chakana
Bound to a brutal loop of murders, you are forced to clean up every crime scene and wipe the evidence.
90% of 49 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
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
The Murder Hotel
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective…
92% of 64 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Drops of Death
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in…
92% of 102 Steam reviews are positive$11.99