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Become a forensic specialist in a realistic crime lab simulator. Investigate crime scenes, collect microscopic evidence, and identify perpetrators in the lab using DNA and digital analysis. Based on the experience and insights of experts from the State Criminal Police Office Rhineland-Palatinate.
Forensics: Crime Scene Detective is a simulation, investigation and crime game
developed by Binary Impact and Alchemical Works
and published by Aerosoft GmbH.
Released on July 13th 2026 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Turkish, Japanese and Russian.
It has received 300 reviews of which 189 were positive and 111 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.1 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 18.19€ on Instant Gaming.
The Steam community has classified Forensics: Crime Scene Detective into these genres:
Simulation
Investigation
Crime
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Realistic
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Detective
3D
First-Person
Multiplayer
Atmospheric
Dark
Mystery
Emotional
Psychological
Heist
Thriller
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| Portuguese - Brazil |
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i3-10100 / AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1050/ AMD Radeon RX 560 or Radeon RX 6400
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 15 GB available space
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This is not an action filled detective game, it isn´t designed to be. this game portrays the job of a crime scene investigator quite well. Gathering the evidence takes a sharp eye in a few cases especially some fingerprints are quite well hidden, but that´s how it is in real live. About gameplay: • The fingerprints are quite easy to match and if they dont look similar at all you can save a lot of time by just clicking no match. • The DNA matching is easy once you figure out what to watch out for. • The digital device recovery is the most simple thing just click decrypt and done. • Level progression is quite good Potential improvements • In the case where a bar owner was shot, the blood on the floor is waay to tiny to be a murder scene. • A way to check crime scene photos on scene so you don´t inadvertently miss taking one picture. • Maybe a regular flashlight since for example Case 13 is quite dark. • Maybe add a way that if you get a total score of 90/100 on a case, that you can see how many evidence were missed. The price is a bit hefty for how little there is to do.
8/10 would recommend this game. I have a background in law enforcement on patrol and have worked on/ assisted detectives collecting evidence and processing a crime scene quite a few times. I am typically pretty harsh on any movie/ or games that emulate law enforcement as most things with it are deeply misunderstood or embellished for views or simplicity sake. All that being said, this game takes things that are actually done and represent them fairly well. I do not have experience in the lab side of things, however I will say that this game does well in making the field side of things a very slow and methodical process that requires some semblance of attention to detail. I understand and appreciate that the game does simplify things to an extent that do not require a forensics degree and still represent it in a way that does give a basic level of understanding to those who may have recently fostered an interest in CSI. Now, on to the developer. I must say I am deeply impressed by the developer's speedy responses to bug complaints in the community discussion section. Nearly every time I have seen a discussion (including one of my own) about a bug issue, they are extremely fast to respond and make an update to fix the issue (in my case, rolling out an update within 20 minutes of my post). Overall I would rate my experience with the developer at a 10/10.
It's ok, It's what it advertises being, a game about being a forensic specialist. There is a Caveat for my recommendation (outside of balancing the scales abit): You are NOT a detective You just there to collect evidence, process them (matching with known stuff), so someone else does the investigation and conclusions. Don't expect any grand long term cases, or deal something like Zodiac Killer. Majority of the cases are just burglaries, threats or similar and very much open and shut. Infact there was only one case that was related to a previous case, but otherwise its just "stuff of the day". Its just busy work. Documenting Evidence at the Scene, Finding and Dusting Fingerprints, Collecting and Processing Samples and Electronics, Matching Ballistics and checking Trajectories, etc. Pretty much what it is on the tin, Forensics: Collecting Evidence, Assembling the Crime Scene, so someone else can connect the dots. Beat it in roughly 7-8 hours. IMO my main gripe was placing the placards and taking pictures of it alot of the last few cases had evidence clustered in really tight places which made taking pictures extremely difficult while maintaining the constraint of one placard and one evidence, when in some later cases (Keyword: case with a barrel and another case with a safe) the pictures were accepted regardless of so many placards and evidence in frame, it was very inconsistent. And if I removed placards, sometimes the assignment was lost after I had taken pictures. The Amount of back and forth from the camera/placard box in these cases became quite ridiculous. There should be a way of moving existing placards after you placed them than discard and replace, before one takes a picture of it. After all, a forensic expert should have two hands, and cameras can be worn on the neck with a lanyard. My second gripe is that as soon as the areas are widened, there are only 1-2 cases where the evidence is no longer in the main area of the crime it self. This is logical yes if evidence if being hidden, but after few casese before such happens its kind of annoying especially when its not mentioned anywhere in the help guide, and its not inherently clear that such is possible in the game. Imo it should have been established early in the game, maybe in even in training. Outside of that Had some bugs which the developers fixed the next day quickly (had an area be inaccessible, which had a critical evidence) or some finger print features not being recognized even though the print was clear. The game clearly is trying something different, and Would like to see more similar, if a bit improved mechanically prior to any dlc with new cases
I am really enjoying my time with this game. The game play loop is relaxed and does not rush you into anything. Searching the different maps is a lot of fun with many details around every corner. You can always go back and forth between the crime scene and the lab, which does help during the puzzle sequence once you notice something is missing. It does start small and easy, but ramps up pretty good. Getting 100% in each case will require some deep searching for evidence, but also provides additional replay value. The achievements so far also seem rather easy, no need to be perfect at everything! The devs are pretty active and respond to feedback quickly. The patch on the first day solved a lot of issues reported in other reviews. The only complaint, like many others: Item management can be annoying since you can only hold one item at a time. This is especially annoying when you need to take a picture of something and run back to grab the dust spray.
The scoring system is encouraging, but it would be much more satisfying if each deduction included a brief explanation. I don't mind earning a lower score—I just want to understand how to improve. A debrief explaining things like oversaturated DNA samples, incomplete fingerprint comparisons, or missed analysis steps would make replaying scenes much more rewarding.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Forensics: Crime Scene Detective is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam.
No, Forensics: Crime Scene Detective is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 24.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Forensics: Crime Scene Detective received 189 positive votes out of a total of 300 achieving a rating of 6.07.
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Forensics: Crime Scene Detective was developed by Binary Impact and Alchemical Works and published by Aerosoft GmbH.
Yes, Forensics: Crime Scene Detective is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Forensics: Crime Scene Detective is not playable on MacOS.
No, Forensics: Crime Scene Detective is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Forensics: Crime Scene Detective is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, Forensics: Crime Scene Detective is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, Forensics: Crime Scene Detective does not support VR.
Forensics: Crime Scene Detective is a single-player game.
No, Forensics: Crime Scene Detective does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Forensics: Crime Scene Detective does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Forensics: Crime Scene Detective does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Forensics: Crime Scene Detective is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Forensics: Crime Scene Detective.
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Last Updates| Steam data | 12 October 2026 05:09 UTC |
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| SteamSpy data | 28 October 2026 07:01 UTC |
| Steam price | 09 November 2026 20:39 UTC |
| Steam reviews | 20 October 2026 09:53 UTC |
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5
Developer
Binary Impact,
Alchemical Works
Publisher
Aerosoft GmbH
Release
13 Jul 2026
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